I just read this article which attacks DMSO as a toxic compound that can have several negative health effects. Can you please read and give your take? I am concerned bc I've been using DMSO on my C section scar and I am unsure whether it's done the harms this writer is claiming (I honestly thought it was helping to break down my scar tissue, I hope I'm not wrong). Alsp- how do we know you aren't being paid to tell us DMSO is good? This article says people are paid to say DMSO is good so it makes me feel a little skeptical
I hate to put it like this, but she has been reposting that article because it gets her clicks and subscribers. We've tried to explain to her why it's not accurate or well-sourced, but she ignores all of it since it makes her money and dismisses everyone who's had a positive experience with it. She's hung up on the 21 deaths (which relatively speaking for a drug used for decades is extremely low), but in all but one case, it was either IV DMSO given with another agent that could cause serious issues, or DMSO was one of many things the person was saying, so it just comes up in the general search rather than being the cause of death. In the one case where it was DMSO alone, I read the case report and it was unclear if DMSO was the culprit from what was written.
In contrast, on a daily basis. In contrast, there are many widely used drugs no one considers problematic (ie. ibuprofen) which definitively (rather than in association) kill more people than that each day.
Thank you for your response, Doctor! I trust what you say and I personally purchased lots of DMSO at different strengths based on what I read from your articles. I think it's really helping with my c section scar and I'm very grateful that I was able to find your substack:)
I guess it's just hard bc if I want to tell my friends and family to try it, they can easily attack me for finding info from a "random internet doctor". My family tells me that I shouldnt buy things like DMSO online, and I should only trust what the doctors prescribe for me 🥲🥲
It's frustrating bc I am constantly being attacked for not giving my daughter the 🧁 schedule, and when people talk to me they try to discredit my sources (such as your writings on substack).
Do you have any recommendations for how I can combat these criticisms? I send them articles and screenshots from studies and scientific publications like yours, but it doesnt seem to work or help (the big ph@rma brainwashing runs deep i guess 😆)
MedicineGirl blocked me and deleted my comments when she was challenged about the anti-DMSO screed she posted.
I was not rude but did call her out for claiming that because DMSO is a byproduct of wood pulp processing that it is not good or safe to use when there is actually a huge amount of testimony to its safety and effectiveness over 100 years or more.
Midwestern Doctor is a trustworthy source in my opinion and the effort put into the posts here is obvious.
There are some strange people who attack AMWD, Mercola, Unbekoming and more here and claim that they are a dark group etc.
It may be a minor cavil, but I'm dubious about your "100 years or more" claim. While it was discovered in 19th century, its potential for biological uses dates only to 1963 with Dr. Stanley Jabobs who popularized it. (Source: Wikipedia DMSO and others).
And who would Midwest Dr be paid by? There is very little money in the DMSO biz; that’s why big Ph doesn’t like it. Midwest Dr isn’t selling DMSO either, so no profit there. There IS loads of money in scaring people away from natural remedies. But really the most compelling info should be the studies shared and all the testimonials from real people who have been helped. It’s hard to trust in this cynical world, but there are plenty of people who share information just because they want to help others.
I was just looking at her Substack....I I only skimmed quickly so I don't know how much I disagree with her. I agree on a few of her articles that I saw. As an example, I agree her on Cancer. I believe the docs saying tumors are there to protect us by encapsulating toxins and parasites. And that tumors are not attacking us. By removing, leftover cells will reproduce and cancer comes back as well as metastasizing. So like everyone else I follow I agree with some but never everything. I think there's never anyone in holistic medicine we can agree 100% with because we, including doctors, are all capable of falling to propaganda and spreading it. But it's important to realize this and then also not discount a doctor altogether if they get something wrong.
Do you have personal clinical experience with patients healing from DMSO? Based on your articles I think that's what you indicated?
MwD... One of your best! You continually amaze me with your ability to produce such helpful and insightful articles. This is a huge help for Humankind.
I will sound like a broken record, but having now spent more that a decade working with cannabis medicine and seeing literally thousands of patients, it is worth reiterating that most of these "autoimmune/immune dysfunction" issues are rooted to large degree in life trauma (especially early childhood events). I have seen many hundreds of patients over the past decade with IBS/IBD, Crohn's, UC, etc. All of them (nothing is 100%, so 99.9%) of these folks have trauma histories that qualify them for a PTSD Dx by testing. Mainstream medicine fails to recognize this. The patients themselves dismiss traumatic events in their pasts as "it wasn't that bad" or "I don't really have any traumatic events I can remember", etc. - all while having had divorced or absent parents, mental, physical or sexual abuse, alcoholic parents, drugs and incarcerations, unexpected deaths, and on and on. We live in a terribly toxic society/culture and it has produced multi-generational dis-ease that miracles like DMSO alone cannot fix. I am not diminishing the wonders of DMSO, but urge folks to reflect on their own lives and understand that their many little traumas in life DO effect their physical beings and will lead to further illness if not addressed.
I agree, but most of those people have already been told to deal with their trauma and often spend years if not decades trying to resolve with marginal improvements, so a big part of what I'm trying to do is give simpler and more accessible options for people.
They kept sending me to PT and sending me to quacks putting me on one anti depressant after another. I realized the psych drugs were both not helpful and dangerous and stopped going to those doctors. I used to be able to get vicodin and muscle relaxants to have on hand and that was helpful to just take occasionally. I don't get the "opiod" epidemic as I was never even tempted to get addicted to vicodin, it just helped to break the cycle a little and take the edge of the pain off. Pretty much I just have had to learn to deal. To work around the pain and fatigue and accept that I'm not going to be able to do the things I'd like to or live the life I wanted to. All things considered I guess I've done okay, but day to day tends to be very tedious. Over 35 years now.
Truly, I don't get it. Vicodin isn't that addictive from where I'm sitting and you would have to use a lot to get addicted and then you wouldn't be able to poop at all. A lot of the time what they are doing is lumping vicodin with the street drugs that people use which are highly addictive. You have to watch what they are doing because they often put apples, oranges, and pears all in one basket and call them all apples.
Understand completely. And, what you are doing is very important. My point is that most people have NOT "dealt with" their pain in appropriate ways. In fact, most do not even recognize that their life experiences are trauma that effects the physical.
Sadly, most people in the West are dealing with a medical system and a society that has no understanding of or concern for trauma suffered by others. This is especially the case for males - "real men don't cry" - "suck it up buttercup" - keep it inside until cancer or a MI carry you away. ...And, of course, major religions preach the holiness of suffering followed by a death that will simply be "rewarded" with an eternity worshiping a vengeful patriarchal god or "cursed" by sitting in the fires of Hell forever and ever...
Haven't been in TN for many years and I don't think that I "connect" with the majority of the people in this country. Especially the very "religious". But, then, patients do not show up in my office seeking religious advice. I do see many damaged from their life experiences with various cults and fundamentalist faiths. Those claiming the mantle of righteous superiority and spiritual certainty are, of course, usually the most hypocritical and unforgiving.
And yet you managed to insult all Muslims, Christians, and Jews. Even the ones not claiming the mantle of righteous superiority and spiritual certainty. Even the humble ones who aren't in cults and fundamentalist faiths. Even the ones who aren't hypocritical and unforgiving. I would assume your patients show up in your office because they assume that a physician will be a professional, and have good judgment. Clearly you are not, and you don't.
LOL. Well, I appreciate your loving non-judgemental remarks about someone you do not know. You are free to believe anything you wish, but try to practice what you are preaching. It is dangerous to "assume" things about another person until you have met them. May your god richly bless you and yours.
It is not professional, nor does it show good judgment, to insult the God of the Muslims, Christians, and Jews in a public forum, especially one in which you are attempting to exert influence. Prima facie. I haven’t once in our exchange claimed to be religious, or stated a belief in God. So, it is actually you who is assuming things about another person before you have met them. Nice try.
Good Doctor: I just subscribed yesterday. I know you are very busy and may not see this but my son-in-law is losing his dad to stage IV pancreatic cancer. Could you give me a quick link to an article in which you discuss any protocols for cancer? He has liver metastases and a CT yesterday showed multiple DVT's in both femoral veins and several PE's. The outlook is dire. Through a functional medicine doc he knows in NJ, he is taking Ivermectin and Fenbendazole, also Methylene Blue. If you see this., THANK YOU.
It's true. From The Body Keeps the Score, to When the Body Says No, to Childhood Disrupted, numerous books are now talking about this. I've been sick my whole life and until I got cancer and heard again and again that a cancer patient can't heal without addressing trauma, I didn't acknowledge the degree of mine. I made a lot of progress but unfortunately it has slowed because I was dissociated as a child so there is much that I don't remember.
I completely understand what you are going through. I've had some of the same issues. I found so much healing by listening to Carl Jung on YT. He is do great at explaining what happened to disassociate children at a very young age and how to heal yourself. He has helped me tremendously. I highly recommend listening to his videos.
Thanks. Any specific videos you like? There's a lot of people on YT talking about his theories. You can DM them to me if you'd prefer. I've asked therapists this question and the only suggestion has been hypnosis. The good thing is that after decades of meditation I am able to be in the present moment. I go back and forth between thinking it's important to recover the memories so I can heal from them, and that it's not important if I instead just focus on techniques to calm the nervous system. But after a lifetime of illness, including now an immune deficiency, I'm trying anything.
Basically using products of the cannabis plant for medical applications - mood issues, pain, ADD/ADHD/OCD, cancer. endocrine disorders, ASD, MS, neuropathy, and on and on... Hope this helps. Many states now have medical cannabis laws that permit its use for specific medical issues. I avoid "marijuana" as the term is a product of prohibition times and an orchestrated effort to associate its uses with the minority "enemy" of the moment - especially non-white people...
Unfortunately, cannabis is not dispensed like any other “medicine,” i.e., by hospitals and pharmacists. “Big Weed” (e.g., Trulieve) spends millions of dollars lobbying state and federal politicians to keep it out of normal medical channels. In my area, weed shops abound, some with big signs out front proclaiming “Get your medical marijuana card here!” That sounds more like snake oil than an actual medical treatment.
Yes. Agree. When the corporations move in - and, government that they control - things go to Hell quickly. But, where it is "legal", it provides access to some quality control and reproducability without the threat of arrest. The sad thing is that there are many "pot" mills that are only interested in pushing their products and care little about patient care. Trulieve practically runs FL (we live in the area where they started). They have spent many millions to advance their political objectives (and, financial) objectives.
If there were justice in this world, one would be able to grow a plant and use is as they wish. Obviously, that cannot be permitted...
Lisa... If you are having black stools, you need to go to an urgent care or emergency room facility and get this situation dealt with. This indicates significant bleeding in your upper GI tract and needs attention. I would go to Mayo if there is a nearby branch (you are in Calif, I assume). Cleveland clinic here in FL has excellent GI surgery facilities and staff. Dr. Wexner is tops:
As to DMSO, it may help decrease inflammation to some extent, but the situation you describe (large hiatal hernia with esophageal and gastric erosions) is going to require surgical intervention, IMO.
Thankyou so much , I was trying to find out how to do this for myself and then to share with patients 👌 I’m a naturopath and acupuncturist of 40 years and have a Biochemistry degree which has been very helpful altogether ! I love what you’ve been doing all of this time it’s so vital and transformative to have now understood all about Water , DMSO , and how we can help people to improve their health naturally themselves without the use of big Pharma nonsense . Of course I take things slowly with people but it’s all been a huge revelation ! The time of Covid has been amazing for empowering people and we can help others to see through it all . Thankyou so so much 🙏😊Sue
To add one clarification: by "cure", I mean that the problems went away for a good while (a month or so).
Since then (5 weeks), I've had a slight flareup, which I believe is a provocation caused by some factor, e.g., a sensitive area that is reactive to, say, food or whatever. In particular, I think my bile duct possibly has scar tissue from a violent bicycle crash back in 2018 (mTBI also). It makes sense, and my internist actually suggested such a possibility based on another patient with a similar issue having suffered an impact.
So when I say "cure", I mean elimination of all symptoms, but not necessarily permanent. OTOH, any flare disappears right away with DMSO, so I am way ahead of the game.
I like taking it without food so that the fluid (16 oz at least), absorbs faster. By adding MgCl, KCl, NaCl (table salt), the fluid is also near the electrolyte balance of the blood, which further speeds absorption vs plain water.
I buy my DMSO from the DMSOstore.com on Amazon. Use it two to three times a day for severe arthritis in my hands (thumb at palm area). It was very painful to try to "pinch" anything prior to using DMSO. Tried Voltaren, but it didn't help much. DMSO has been the ONLY remedy I've found to relieve my arthritis pain. And although I don't have restored strength in those joints, it's no longer painful for me to grasp items between my pointer and thumb.
Here's my routine: I wash and rinse my hands thoroughly first (We have a reverse osmosis water system, so I feel good that they are as clean as possible!). Then I apply the DMSO to the affected joints directly with my fingertips. It feels warm at first, which is soothing. I don't touch anything until the DMSO is completely dry - about 10 minutes. Following the application, discomfort is minimal or gone completely. If I get in hurry and skip the application, I have big regrets. So happy to have learned about DMSO from MWD!
Once again, this is an exceptionally thorough analysis and review. The information you've provided highlights a diverse range of therapeutic options to address many persistent shortcomings of the standard medical system. If healthcare providers are courageous, your article offers multiple ways to provide meaningful care for patients who often lack safe, viable choices.
DMSO stands out as a potential replacement for many of the benefits usually attributed to steroids. Inflammatory bowel disease treatment too often relies on steroids and cytotoxic therapies—options that can be both devastating and, unfortunately, essential for many. Cholecystitis patients face similarly limited choices, often suffering needlessly or undergoing surgical resection. In both scenarios, DMSO may offer a third, distinct pathway where “Standard Medicine” has failed to deliver satisfactory results.
I would encourage all clinicians and brave individuals to explore this article with thoughtful judgment.
Although I had planned to relax today, after reviewing your article, I’m already considering which of my patients might benefit from these alternatives and will be reaching out today, with new ideas. Thank you again, @A Midwestern Doctor , for constantly challenging us to expand our therapeutic toolkit and strive for better outcomes.
Thank you AMD for your series on DMSO. I used DMSO and vitamin C mixed with aloe to cure a squamous cell cancer on my lip. My dermatologist dismissed the obvious fact that it was gone and still wanted me to have MOHS surgery. I also used chlorine dioxide and DMSO to treat an infection on my daughter which resulted in a massive amount of putrid pus oozing from a wound that an ER doctor had diagnosed as "just a bruised tailbone." Unfortunately, she suffered needlessly due to the doctor's indifference.
What I would like to know is if there are any studies, research, anecdotes, etc. regarding DMSO and the thyroid. I have Hashimoto's and hypothyroidism along with a host of other issues that accompany a sluggish thyroid. I cannot find any data regarding DMSO and hypothyroidism.
In addition, I have Reynaud's. Will an oral administration of DMSO help or must it be IV?
Thank you for taking the time to write these articles. You've helped greatly on my journey.
Normally when it's use to treat thyroid conditions, DMSO alone or DMSO mixed with iodine is applied around the thyroid. There are some anecdotal reports but no actual data.
These are from AMD previous comments (not mine-though I am currently using DMSO and ivermectin on my neck to see if I can reverse thyroid nodules-I can still feel my thyroid so it has not yet gotten rid of them):
I am hypothyroid for 34 years. I have recently started using DSMO for a knee injury (bakers cyst & lateral meniscus tear), and it is wonderful for relieving pain and I am hoping it will mean I can skip surgery. BUT I have also just had my best ever thyroid test results!! I am rubbing it on my leg, which is injured. I got pharmaceutical grade, made in Germany. But after done i rub my hands over my thyroid. I am currently on a lower than I usually take dose of thyroid (still full replacement), and as said the results are the best I have seen.
The thing I have noticed most recently is a reduction of fatigue. I used to indulge in a daily nap, then go to bed and sleep another 8-9 hours at night. Now, if I try to nap I just can't be bothered. I sleep my normal sleep at night and awaken refreshed. I do swipe the 70/30 over my thyroid area.
It is logical that the DMSO could improve your thyroid test results, but using ivermectin on your thyroid nodules is confusing? They are not caused by infection, they are caused by inflammation, ivermectin has no anti-inflammatory action that I am aware of.
Also, ivermectin doesn't cause neurological damage because it doesn't cross the blood-brain barrier (BBB). DMSO carries other molecules across the BBB. It's not clear if DMSO would transport ivermectin across the BBB where it could cause neurological adverse reactions. Until AMD clarifies the situation, I would recommend to proceed with caution.
Here is a study discussing ivermectin and the BBB.
"Ivermectin is not thought to readily cross the blood-brain barrier in humans as it is excluded by a P-glycoprotein drug pump (mdr-1).6 Therefore, it has been considered to be free of the potential to cause neurological adverse drug reactions, except in situations of overdose."7,8
Serious Neurological Adverse Events after Ivermectin...
I also have hypo thyroid and took Synthroid for a while which helped a lot. But I did not want to stay on synthetic medicine. I started taking Dr. Ardis’s thyroid complete, iodine from kelp, and selenium as he recommended on thedoctorardisshow.com. He has teaching videos which support his choices. So far so good.
AMD— one issue you have not touched on much but I’ve been wondering about what you might have observed: dermatological and hair follicle effects of Covid and the vaccine. We have started going out and meeting more people, at weddings etc. and keep running into women who recount hair falling out/some special diagnosis that has increased dramatically in the last few years. In my experience dermatologists were among the few who did not lie about Covid and vaccine side effects—some really ugly skin conditions. I suspect that because these are minor compared to myocarditis, GBS, tinnitus etc., no one is collecting much evidence other than shingles on the injected arm. But I recall seeing a Spanish website in 2021 which collected clips from all around the world… Skin is often the window to broader health— so would be interested in your or any other perspectives. Thank you.
I spent 2 months subjected to hospital covid protocols (including 35 days on a ventilator) the winter of 21/22. I came home early February. By mid-March, I started shedding my hair at an alarming rate. I lost about 70% of it over the next few months. I bought a wig because I was worried I’d lose all. Thankfully, I’d had a lot of hair to begin with, but it was very alarming. Also thankfully, it has filled in again.
Wow. You went through the wringer. God was with you. 🙏🏻. I found out that any shock, like what you went through, sudden diet changes, surgery, etc can cause hair loss for a time. Going keto gave me hair loss. I’m not keto anymore. Caused major damages long term along with the persistent fasting and intermittent fasting. Healing now. I lost hair after a hip replacement due to a fall.
Thanks, but this article is about DMSO – – I was wondering about Covid and VAX side effects. I know there was a tremendous article sorting through shedding experiences, but the skin and scalp effects are probably very common while remaining largely under the radar in the public space.
There are nuggets of info everywhere and connections can be made. I never discount anything. I saved info on IVM and fenbendazole for cancer just in case. My husband has now had 2 all clear and in remission bladder cancer scopes this year due to my just reading something interesting with no cancer in sight at the time. Cheers, RS.
Another astonishingly large compilation of very relevant information AMD. I am only one of many who are very grateful for all you have done. It is noteworthy, in my mind, that so many of the uses of DMSO you have described are actually 'intuitive', and it really becomes incredible when considering that these treatments were purposefully hidden from general use for reasons related likely to simple greed by PHARMA. Well done, and many thanks, AMD.
Thanks again for this article on DMSO, it propelled me into using the DMSO orally. It is very strange that it didn't do much for my legs which I took the skin off, when I tried to use the treadmill without assistance from my daughter. She was using some other things, which may have stopped the healing. She used some DMSO she had, which I don't believe was very good. Then I bought some DMSO you recommended from Amazon. She used it for a week and one of my calves was still swollen; and the other calf is normal. So, I decided to start using the DMSO orally. Its been 9 weeks of sitting, which isn't good, but its painful to walk.
Hi again Barbara, I was thinking again about you saying that one calf is swollen while the other calf is not. A swollen calf can be a sign of a deep vein thrombosis (DVT). 9 weeks is a long time for your calf to be swollen just from an injury. Have you seen a doctor about your swollen calf?
A few months ago, I also had a similar problem with my left leg. The ankle and calf would swell immediately upon rising and morning shower.
Because I had a problem with an ulcer between my big toe and the neighboring one, I cut out the toe area of my sneakers. Which is now gone after treating it with DMSO and ivermectin cream.
Well, one day while cooking, a very heavy and sharp knife fell on the big toe. Immediately my sneaker filled with blood.
Oh no, now what? I hobbled to the bathroom and blotted the blood from my toe, and held some gauze there to stem the flow.
Finally I was able to get a bandage on it. After cleaning up the blood and washing my sneaker, I filled a small tub with warm water and Epsom salts, removed the bandage and soaked my feet for about 20 minutes.
Applied a new bandage and patted on some DMSO on my calves and around the wounded toe. (Been doing that for about a year now, patting DMSO on my calves, and my varicose veins have greatly diminished.) Went to bed and hoped for the best.
Well the next morning, to my surprise. Skinny ankle and no swollen calf. And it's been like that every day since. I call that a miracle.
Read midwesterndoctor,com very closely for about the umteeth time and started doing the DMSO orally. I also am taking quite a bit of Golden Seal Root. My daughter and i went to Prime IV to get an injection of NAD and another one with Vitamin C and amino acids. I am very careful diet wise...eat no dairy, grains; and no processed food. My daughter says that the swelling has gone down a bit; and since I have not been walking much for 9 weeks..my lymphatic system has been effected. We did some grounding today...and it seemed to help. I sunbathe for at least 30 - 40 minutes daily...and I am totally into prayer. My physician is the Great Physician...and I have seen all kinds of natural healings in my life.
The legs healed. it takes longer, when you are in your nineties. I got back to walking again, after a little over 2 months.. and worked up to 60 minutes in about a week ; and now in 17 days, since I started, I am back to doing an hour of fast walking daily.
Barbara, as an older person myself, I recognize how frustrating decreased circulation in the lower extremities can be. I too have delayed wound healing on my lower extremities. But, a lower extremity wound is the perfect case for topical DMSO use. There is no good argument for oral use in your case. In fact, you will achieve higher tissue levels of DMSO where it is needed with topical use, without the potential side effects of systematic use. I hope AMD replies to your comment.
I am dealing with a daughter who has been helping me. Started using a good source of DMSO, then saw the legs didn't change...and even looked worse. So, she stopped all the things she was using. She is now just using some kind of honey. Perhaps, it is just taking longer, because i am over 90.
If the skin is still broken another option is a premade chlorine dioxide solution called Citderm from frontier pharmaceuticals.com. I spray Citderm (chlorine dioxide) on my wounds and my animals. My dog had a nodule on her back and I sprayed the chlorine dioxide first, then DMSO and then a dab of safeguard (Fenbendazole). The nodule is almost gone! She enjoys the process.
It says on the bottle that DMSO could irritate the skin...so my daughter stopped it, when the skin looked worse. I am taking it orally as the midwesterndoctor.com had many testimonials from people that are using it orally.
I am an avid reader of the MWD substack. I'm always interested in regenerative healing and natural therapies. I decided to drill down on some of this content further as it relates to the aspect of causing stem cells to more efficiently become kidney cells. This is a topic I am keenly interested in. I share with the group here that my family uses an excellent anti-inflammatory therapy that has long term been proven beneficial through my family's experience as being good for people with kidney struggles. We are going to start topical application of DMSO over the kidneys to see if this helps the selection of stem cells to grow new kidney cells.
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The cubes are then doled out one or two cubes at a time in a small glass of water, perhaps 10oz. The taste is excellent and will also settle one's stomach.
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I will echo this. I've been applying a 50% solution with organic castor oil for 3 weeks now, to a few small moles with some skin tags around it. The skin tags are finally just falling off and the moles are getting smaller. I havent tried 99% but may try it.
I've been using 70% DMSO gel and oregano oil (2x per week) on some moles. I *carefully* apply the dmso and then the oregano oil on top. That oregano oil is no joke!
It's been about 3 months now, and the moles are almost gone.
I’ve been reading articles everywhere about gut issues, but no one seems to include microscopic or lymphocytic colitis… a diagnosis I just received a couple of weeks ago. I’m supposed to see the G.I. doctor at the end of the month where I heard a rumor that it’s a 12 week regimen of steroids. I want nothing to do with this! I have since started a carnivore diet with extremely minimal vegetables and one meal a day. I know that this takes months to heal or go into remission, but will DMSO help this? and if so, how do I take it?
I would encourage you to check out the https://www.microscopiccolitisfoundation.org/ website as it contains a wealth of information. Also it might be of interest to you to peruse the MC forum (from the website, in the white area at the top of the page, hover on "support", and from the drop down menu, select "MC forum". You will have to create an account to gain access. This forum is extremely well structured and easy to navigate. Just so you know, I searched the entire forum for "DSMO" with zero returns.
I will tell you that my goal is to heal the cause of MC but so far have only been able to manage the symptoms by a restrictive diet.
I have tried Budesonide, pepto-bismo protocol, biophoton light therapy, and muscle testing for food sensitivity. Currently, I am receiving ultraviolet blood irradiation (UBI) treatment (six weekly treatments completed) and starting a once a month maintenance treatment.
I plan on discussing DSMO with my UBI treatment provider.
DMSO is not a mainstream treatment. That’s why I’m here. I have been reading about it from Midwestern doctor for several months. I will more than likely be trying the oral method as soon as I can get my hands on some. I have decided that I don’t trust anything mainstream medicine at this point-I was a military medic and I was a product of mainstream medicine. I have been the governments guinea pig long enough.
I appreciate your efforts to answer my questions and I clicked on your link and see that it is mostly medications, which I have worked very hard over the past year to get off of. I want to avoid any medication at all cost. Or until I’m so miserable, which I hope I don’t ever see… that I have no choice. I wish you the best in your healing journey.
I'm sorry that you did not find the link helpful. I've not had the same experience with it as you as MC foundation link discusses many topics such as disease description, symptoms, prevalence, research, FAQ, using medications, using diet changes and so on. I wouldn't go so far as to say that they are anti-standard medicine but recognize that for some people it may be beneficial. Within the MC Forum there is much discussion on the lack of medical training and research in MC.
The forum is a great resource for diet suggestions to achieve remission and to read others MC stories. They stress that everyone is different and what works for one may not work for you. For me, it was comforting to know that I wasn't alone in this journey and to read others stories actually was extremely helpful and even encouraging. It helped me to be grateful - I developed this disease at the age of 69 - instead of 19.
I do not take any pharmaceuticals but only supplements and most of my medical providers are non-standard, holistic, and do not take insurance.
Again, I'm sorry that my information sharing was not of some help to you.
I read all the way through this looking for some mention of MC. I was diagnosed 6 years ago and treated with Budesonide. It began to work almost immediately, but I’ve had some flares since. What is most important is to taper off gradually. The prescription is 9mg (three capsules) per day. The first time I went cold turkey, per the doctor, and it returned as bad as ever. Then I tried tapering on my own schedule, and it has more or less worked. I two weeks each on 9mg, 6mg and 3 mg per day.
I haven’t even bothered to ask my doctor about DMSO, but did try 70% topical during a recent flare. It did not seem to help, but I may try an oral dose if it flares again.
Thank you for your input. I really appreciate it. However, I have no interest in budesonide. Steroids just do too much damage. I have recently lost 45 pounds (not due to this disease, but before that) and I have no desire to gain. It has proven over and over again to cause bone density issues, puffiness in the face, weight gain, and I just don’t want to do that.
Bone density is a major factor, especially in women. My understanding is that it may occur after long term - several years - usage.
I’ll be ending my six week taper this week and plan to stay off until the next flare. You might decide to not rule it out entirely, as the benefits are almost immediate and the serious effects might be avoided when only used as needed. But either way, best wishes.
My sister was on prednisone for years for rheumatoid arthritis. Caused much damage. Then cancer treatment and the final damage was the first Covid jab. Gone within 3 weeks.
I have two cats who were both recently treated for parasites. That was my first instinct when I started having issues. I had them tested and treated, and then I went and got tested at my clinic. I was negative.
This article you have quoted is dated back to 2014 and does not suggest that we as humans likely have them. It suggests that we could potentially have them. There’s a difference.
“Helminths can cause disease in both cats and, potentially, their human families. Reducing parasitism in cats serves both feline and public health. CAPC offers specific strategies to protect cats from parasites year-round through the recommendations published at capcvet.org.”
If you were tested at any of the big labs the testing was inadequate. Do some internet research on this and you will see what I'm talking about.
The quote you posted says: “Helminths can cause disease in both cats and, potentially, their human families."
That is from the experts at the Companion Animal Parasite Council.
Cats lick themselves, and then they lick their fur, depositing the helminth eggs on their fur. When one pets their cat the eggs are transferred to the hands. I realize that this information is unpleasant to think about, but don't shoot the messenger.
I assume you are suggesting the MC might actually be due to parasites from the pets. My husband and I are experiencing chronic diarrhea and have 4 cats. I’m the one who cleans the litterboxes. Our 2 kids living with us and handling the cats seem unaffected. I’m doubting parasites in our case because my husband has been taking 12 mg ivermectin daily for many months now…
Younger people have a stronger immune system and may remain asymptomatic.
Helminths can quickly develop resistance, especially to monotherapy.
DMSO and ivermectin may not mix, I'm waiting for AMD's reply to that very question.
The Companion Animal Parasite Council says most of our cats and dogs have parasites (link below). If our animals have them, then we usually have them too.
Also wondering how best to treat the cats at home… We can’t really afford to take 4 cats to the vet. Also, I’ve avoided the vet since they want to heavily vaccinate pets in my area.
With parasites there are two treatment options. One is the big pharma drugs like ivermectin, fenbendazole, etc. Second option is the herbal remedies that are equally effective with less side effects, for example black walnut, clove, and wormwood. These will work on family members and pets. Farmers and ranchers don't go to the veterinarian to deworm their animals, they do it themselves. Completely understand about the veterinarians, what a ripoff!
OK, I'm ready to try oral DMSO. Been using topical DMSO at assorted concentrations, including 100%, with no problem; also gel and cream mixtures, and magnesium chloride mixture. For oral use, you barely touched on SIBO; any reports of resolving? I would hope to also treat the collagenous colitis I have suffered for more than 15 years. Any suggestions about dose and length of treatment for these condition?
Thank you for addressing the gut issue! My husband and I both have microscopic colitis. We take 1 tsp a day of DMSO. We will try higher daily doses and perhaps a suppository if I can find one. Thank you for the article!
Do you have any idea what caused your MC? My husband and I both have symptoms of this as well, which makes me think it is caused by something we are both exposed to…
I have no idea what caused it. I don't think regular Md's have any idea either. SF Med suggested in these comments it might be from animals with parasites??
Interesting that both of you have the same diagnosis.
The Companion Animal Parasite Council says most of our cats and dogs have helminths, or other parasites (link below). If our animals have them, then we usually have them too.
I am watching Jonathan Ottos regenesisseries.com. Bonus episode 10 states “discover how solvent like DMSO can penetrate parasite defenses, enhancing treatment efficacy without harming healthy cells”
DMSO enhances or potentiates many medications, but it has no antiparasitic action of its own. Also, DMSO carries molecules across the blood-brain barrier(BBB). Some antiparasitic drugs like ivermectin should not cross the BBB as they could cause neurological adverse reactions.
I travel a fair bit (photographer, travel van), and the stuff freezes at 68°F. Even in summer in the mountains this is a nuisance.
TIP: when opening a bottle, there is a good bit of air space... top it off with distilled water and it greatly reduces the freezing point.
Also of interest is a highly exothermic reaction when adding just that little bit of water; the bottle gets very warm particularly at top where the water first encounters the DMSO.
Physicians and researchers who promote chlorine dioxide solution (CDS) as an “umbrella treatment” warn that DMSO should not be used in an enema, because toxins being excreted from the body via the bowels may be carried into the bloodstream by the DMSO. For example, see the last line of this CDS enema protocol:
My experience from looking at the DMSO literature is that:
•Most people copy what other people wrote rather than finding primary sources themselves.
•They normally add in things that sound logical but aren't through they don't actually have a strong basis for (e.g., one popular author says you should not take DMSO if you are on any prescriptions due to the risk for potentiation, which is a safe thing to to say....but omits that most people are on prescriptions so that effectively excludes most people from being able to use DMSO, or that serious issues only occur with a subset of medications and much of it can be mitigated from taking them apart from the medication....all of which is clear to people who use it in practice but not people who read about it and then wanted to have a way to claim authority on the topic by saying things that make sense).
•In the case of DMSO enemas, they are normally only done for specific indications (ie. massive bowel inflammation or a prostate issue) and in those contexts, there is a very good risk reward ratio. It's not recommended as routine general health practice.
•All the people who routinely do DMSO enemas have noticed the primary issue is too high of a concentration irritating the colon rather than signs of endotoxemia.
You've recommended DMSO for hemmorhoids however I was under the impression that it should never be used topically on hemmorhoids since DMSO will send bacteria to the blood. I am having my 3rd hemmorhoid banding in another 10 days. I have avoided using DMSO for it because of the bacteria issue. Can you provide a clarification, pls?
Also, I've been using a 50% topical solution (with organic castor oil) in addition to Tramadol for chronic back pain. It has been so successful that my outside life is improving. Tramadol has worked but it was losing its efficacy over time and DMSO has come to the rescue, thanks to your advice. My pain management doctor is still in disbelief but she's slowly coming around to where she doesn't outright condemn it like my regular doctor does.
There are numerous inaccuracies within your statement. My experience has been that when that many errors are strung together with absolute certainty, it is normally nearly impossible to reach the person and just ends up eating up a lot of time (which is extremely limited on my end) and doesn't go anywhere. You are welcome to be here, but if you just want to troll for clicks you aren't.
If you go to his profile (cluck on his name in the app), you’ll see a circle with 3 dots in the upper right corner. If you click on those 3 dots, you’ll see a can block or mute that profile. I would think that should keep you from seeing their comments as well.
I don’t follow that individual, but did look at their profile after reading these comments. He/she published a post to their paid subscribers “critiquing” this post of yours on DMSO for gut issues. Thought you should be aware their trolling activities are more than just commenting. They are also subscribed to Dr. Kory’s stack, so probably trolling him as well.
I have noticed a lot of people with small (1-2000) followings have been posting articles saying DMSO is actually bad but you have to pay to find out why or buy the supplement they sell. I tried to reason with a few people who did this before I realized it was not being done in good faith (so they had no interest in listening to anything I said) and then switched to ignoring them.
On a personal note... I get shooting pains in the middle of the night from the head of my right 1st metatarsal. No other sn or sx so we conclude it is part of my peripheral neuropathy from chemo 10 years ago.
If I apply ~100% DMSO to the joint, wrap the foot in Saran wrap, and cover with a sock the pain is totally eliminated for the night. (I scrub new Saran with DMSO to remove any surface treatments and rinse/dry it before reuse to remove perspiration toxins.)
If I take 6 tsp of ~100% DMSO orally at bedtime, I do not need the foot application. To prevent tolerance from developing I do not take the oral dose on weekends so I still do the foot application then.
As an aside, I am considering the benefit of a one week DMSO holiday since I have been on it for at least a year now. Any MWD comments?
Jacob's advice was essentially to take a few days off every few weeks to avoid the risk of becoming desenitized to it. There is obviously a massive amount of ambiguity in what that statement meant. Also, rather than seran wraps, cotton gauzes are often advised to keep it on a large area for a prolonged period.
I wouldn't use the Saran wrap, it leaches into your body. For $8 you can buy a Castor Oil Pack Wrap from Amazon. It come with one small and one large wrap. The small one would fit your foot. I use disposable cut up bed pads to line the wrap inside to keep it clean and away from the oils. I use 50% DMSO and castor oil. I think I read that using too much DMSO can actually decrease the effectiveness.
I made an exhaustive study of plastic wraps and their components which I have outlined elsewhere on MWD. I concluded that washed and reused Saran was fit for my purpose at age 82. If I were 32, I might think differently. Of note, there is a pure polyethylene food wrap made in Japan but it is not distributed in the US. There is also pure polyethylene electronics packaging tubing available in the US but a minimum (at least 2 lifetimes) order is over $100.
Interesting. I put DMSO on my foot for some arch pain before bed this week. I slept more fitful. May have to run an experiment. I’ve been using DMSO and after it dries, apply my red light. Seems to help. AMD promised some info on red light use with DMSO at some time.
You don’t have any problems at night having to get up to use the bathroom? I have read that DMSO can act as a diuretic. How much liquid to you dilute 6 tsp of DMSO?
I get up every night once - after all I am 82. The DMSO doesn't seem to make a difference for me. I'm sure everybody is different so the logical course is to start low, titrate up, and see what happens.
As I recall MWD's recommendation is add at least 4 times as much water as DMSO for a 20% maximum solution strength.
I am fortunate in that for me this mix has a vaguely chemical sweet taste - not at all objectionable.
We are all different. Maybe the fact that it tastes OK to me means little body or breath odor. A have asked a number of people who will tell me the truth if they notice a smell in the house. Only one reported a slight odor.
You give and you get. At 82 my sleep is critical to my health so preventing the shooting pains is more important than minor odor.
Out of curiosity I asked grok about dealing with garlic odors when company is coming. It suggested:
1. Ventilation: Open windows and turn on exhaust fans to air out the space. Fresh air dilutes and removes garlic odor fastest.
2. Boil Neutralizing Agents: Simmer a pot of water with 1 cup vinegar, a few cloves, or a sliced lemon for 10-15 minutes. These absorb and neutralize odors. Add cinnamon or vanilla for a pleasant scent.
3. Baking Soda: Place bowls of baking soda or activated charcoal in affected areas to absorb lingering odors overnight.
4. Coffee Grounds: Spread used coffee grounds on a tray to absorb some of the garlic smell, though this is less effective than baking soda.
5. Scented Cover: Use natural air fresheners like essential oil diffusers (lavender, eucalyptus, or citrus) or simmer herbs like rosemary to mask the smell with a stronger, pleasant aroma.
6. Most Effective Combo: Ventilate immediately, boil vinegar with lemon, and place baking soda bowls overnight. This tackles the odor at its source while neutralizing and masking it.
I have been using DMSO for several issues over the last few months and am consistently amazed by its efficacy. My son had been suffering from a recurring scalp infection for years. We had tried so many alternative treatments! Two rounds of Rx antibiotics helped temporarily, but the infection would come back after 2 weeks. Before he left for college, I gave him a spray bottle of 50% DMSO combined with Lugols iodine, colloidal silver, and cassia hydrosol. I threw everything I had at it!! He said two applications of the spray has been enough to clear it by 90%. He was really impressed with how quickly it worked.
Hi there Doctor, thank you so much for all of the information you’ve been posting about DMSO.
I’ve used it for muscle pain and it’s been astonishing how quickly and thoroughly it worked. I’ve tried it again for something else now.. tinnitus.
I’ve had this for years but this year it went off the scale in one ear. A really, really loud “static” sound which sounded and felt like my brain was fizzing. I was getting desperate as it wasn’t something I could distract myself from and the sound relief app in my phone wasn’t loud enough to cover it.
I’m only 4 days in but it’s receded into a different league. For most of the day it’s barely noticeable and one morning I woke up to silence! I thought at first I’d suddenly gone deaf until a heard birds singing.
I can’t begin to explain the relief, even if it stays at this level it’s a win for me. I was told by a consultant there was nothing that could be done about it so I am deeply grateful I came across you and your wonderful work giving these health treasures the light of day. Thank you.
Yes of course. I’m using a DMSO solution made up of 50% DMSO and 50 % pure distilled water. I’ve sprayed this inside my ear, on the side of my neck and the back of my neck just under the scalp line. (my neck has an issue too) It’s definitely working for me, the tinnitus hasn’t yet gone but it’s massively improved.
I’ve had no bad reactions to it but it’s always wise to patch test and as is always said consult with a professional if in doubt.
Medicine Girl has blocked me from seeing her posts and commenting on them. Today, I pointed out how weak and biased her screed against DMSO - Disastrous DMSO and attacks on people who are sharing the benefits of it. I returned to see further comments and found my comments were deleted and I was blocked. She surely is pro-freedom of choice and speech isn't she? 🤣
My attempted comment: "Interesting how Medicine Girl ❤️ comments that claim DMSO doesn't work but ignores those that claim it does work. Biased much?"
And then in response to someone saying DMSO being popularized to poison people:
A Midwestern Doctor
The Forgotten Side of Medicine
7h
DMSO is being popularized because I decided it was a good area to focus my time on, and the case I made went viral so other people adopted it as well (primarily because it helped them).
I made the decision to popularize it because:
•It is widely available and costs nothing, so it is very accessible.
•It has fairly low toxicity (much lower than most commonly available medications) so it was unlikely to hurt people who took it.
•The effects it has are often rapid and dramatic for issues which are otherwise incurable.
•There is a massive volume of evidence supporting its use.
•The FDA waged a massive battle against it for decades despite widespread protest from the Congress, the public, and the scientific community.
•DMSO eventually became almost entirely forgotten.
Put differently my motivation for spending the last year of my life on this and burning the candle on both ends was:
•This will help a lot of people.
•It will likely help enough people to go viral.
•If it goes viral, it will give people tangible proof they can directly relate to that the FDA has a longstanding precedent of acting against their interest.
•This is a critical time to expose these types of issues, because while MAHA is in power, there is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to end the medical BS I've had to watch and accept for my entire life.
•If you read the comments on here, many people have shared they've had positive or life-changing responses to DMSO and no toxicity. Each time, the author responded by dismissing their experiences and saying they didn't count.
•In the earlier version of this article, I gently pointed out why some of the claims were inaccurate or misinterpretations. She refused to listen to them and instead attacked me for being a brainwashed doctor.
•While DMSO has side effects, they are minor and manageable if it is used correctly. I've hence spent an exhaustive amount of time explaining what they are and how to avoid them.
•The toxicity profile of DMSO is much lower than any other drug on the market. Likewise, I've gone through around 5000 reports from readers who used DMSO. In all of that, I've found 2 serious reactions which may or may not have been due to DMSO (both were chronically ill patients who had exacerbations of pre-existing severe toxicity in their system which may have been mobilized by DMSO or may have occurred concurrently---both of which are common issues in these patients and why it is an art to give any type of therapeutic intervention to them).
•Many points of the narrative given here are directly in contradiction to what the primary sources tell. DMSO, the Persecuted Drug (which can be found online) is the best counterpoint to this narrative.
This authors brand is telling that common natural therapies are actually super toxic, so she is forced to hold to that position regardless of the evidence to the contrary.
Medicine Girl
5h
Since you are representing DMSO, you are a pharmaceutical representative, pure and simple and by definition as a medical doctor indoctrinated into the system so let’s get that out-of-the-way first.
Second let’s look at the word you keep throwing around: “works.” In practice, that usually means shutting down symptoms and signals and bypassing the body’s own repair systems. Antibiotics “work” by forcing bacteria into persister states and destroying the microbiome, which sets people up for recurring infections and long-term imbalance. Morphine “works” by numbing pain while creating dependence and withdrawal, never addressing why the pain exists. Blood pressure medication “works” by lowering numbers on a chart while silently destroying the kidneys. Calling that healing is sleight of hand.
Now, to DMSO. It is a pharmaceutical solvent, manufactured, patented, and marketed by the pharmaceutical industry as a cash cow. Clearly they have it in their budget to pay people to promote it, doctors are great at this as people
Love to follow their sage advice.
The fact that it is also an industrial byproduct doesn’t vanish just because people say they “felt better.” People felt better on thalidomide, fen-phen, and hormone replacement therapy too—until the long-term fallout couldn’t be ignored. Popular and safe are not the same thing.
And the toxicity question isn’t hypothetical. The FDA’s own FAERS database reports 21 deaths associated with DMSO as of June 30, 2025, out of about 216 total adverse event reports. These are associations, not causation, but they are on the record. So the idea that DMSO has never killed anyone is already false by FDA’s own data.
The structural danger of DMSO is baked in. It doesn’t just act on its own—it drags whatever it touches directly into the bloodstream. That is not a “manageable side effect.” That is a Trojan horse. Brushing this aside because some people report short-term relief is exactly how dangerous products stay alive.
On the talking points:
“Thousands of positive comments and no toxicity”? That’s survivorship bias. People who crash often don’t comment—or they don’t connect the crash to the solvent they rubbed on their skin.
“I gently corrected the author and she wouldn’t listen”? Ad hominems about being a “brainwashed doctor” are not data. Show controlled evidence, not character attacks.
“Only two serious reactions out of 5,000 reports”? That’s a self-reported, self-selected sample with no denominator, no controls, and “may or may not be DMSO” built in. It proves nothing about safety.
And “DMSO, the Persecuted Drug” is not a counterpoint, it’s advocacy. It markets a narrative. It doesn’t resolve the carrier risk, the purity problem, or the long-term consequences.
My position is straightforward. People deserve to see the side that gets buried. If your definition of “works” is just muting symptoms, then by that standard every poison in history qualifies as medicine. I am not here to sell poison as healing. I am here to put the truth on the table.
A Midwestern Doctor
The Forgotten Side of Medicine
3h
1) Many of your arguments are true for the majority of pharmaceuticals and doctors, so I understand why it is natural to juxtapose them to DMSO.
2) Most pharmaceutical drugs work by inhibiting enzymes and hence by suppressing symptoms. I agree with you that that is generally not good to do for promoting healing.
3) Most of DMSO's mechanisms of actions are not related to triggering receptors or inhibiting enzymes, so the previous is not applicable to it. That is also why it has such a broad range of applications rather than just specific diseases where specific receptors are applicable.
4) In my articles, I have compiled thousands of studies now that are sorted and explained. Other people found them convincing. You are welcome to read through them if you want. I can't repaste 200,000 words here in comments plus article links and debate them.
5) From the very start, I've repeatedly emphasized the importance of it being a solvent and it being important to both apply it to clean skin and be careful what it is mixed with or comes into contact with. That said, poisoning from DMSO carrying a chemical is very rare, and I've only come across a few reports of it.
6) The fundamental misunderstanding here is that DMSO is not a cash cow. The pharmaceutical industry and the FDA buried, it costs next to nothing, it's off patent and it kills the market for a lot of profitable drugs billions are spent on each year. The only use of DMSO in mainstream medicine (outside of a costly interstitial cystitis treatment where it is put into the bladder) is to mix it with other drugs to make them work better (or work at all). Many products like this exist, DMSO is never discussed as the active ingedient (it's just mentioned in a footnote) and all the references treat DMSO as a non-toxic inert additive. I believe this is because DMSO alone cannot be patented or monetized, so the only way it makes sense for a company to promote it is if the combine it with a patentable formulation for a specific disease.
7) When DMSO originally came out in the 1960s, the pharamaceutical industry was very excited about it and spent a lot of money on clinical trials for it because it was the most demanded drug in America (so they saw they could make a lot of money off it). After that the FDA shut it down, with the pharmaceutical industry gradually joining it, and the industry attitude towards DMSO became keeping it off the market so that it would not compete with their drugs.
8) You can't make money off selling DMSO. It is an over the counter supplment sold all over the place for animal use which is 20 dollars a bottle which will last for a year. There are no margins on that, and I do not affiliate sell any brand. I specifically avoided selling a brand so I would not be accused of doing this as a grift.
9) I went through the FAERS data and discussed each case in the article on DMSO safety. The key point Geoff Pain did not mention are:
•Most drugs have way more deaths.
•In give or take every case, DMSO had been mixed with something else, and most were IV infusions (typically stem cells which can cause issues given IV). For example. DMSO is mixed with a polymer to patch bleeding vessels from the inside of the body, which while lifesaving, always carries major risk. He did not go through the FAERS reports, he just said, see DMSO kills people and gave no context.
10) DMSO comes from many sources in nature including wood pulp. The wood pulp company that made DMSO was initially very excited they had discovered a blockbuster drug, then shelved it once they got FDA pushback. This is different than fluoride where there was a toxic byproduct the industry could not deal with and fought the public and the government for decades to fully legalized it so they would not have to deal with disposing of it. Additionally, the best quality DMSO is not sourced from wood pulp because it is not as high purity as the petroleum distillates. It's a very simply compound that has many ways to produce it.
11) The survivorship bias is not applicable to something that doesn't kill people. I regularly get people who comment to say it didn't help them (around 10% of responses--which is in line with what Stanley Jacob observed) , and the side effects reported are virtually all identical to what was found in the DMSO literature for decades.
The basic issue is that DMSO is really helping a lot of people, so when you put something like this out that says it's super toxic and will kill you but provide no context, it's sensationalistic fear which gets your traffic but also:
•Gives people a lot of uncessary stres and anxiety
•Kills the longterm trust in your brand (as you are saying people's positive experiences are coincidences that are in their heads---something doctors also do, and failing to provide robust evidence for your position).
I left this comment recently. She understandably didn't listen, but I thought it was an amazing case study.
I made a decision to avoid promoting this article in anyway to avoid contaminating or biasing the sample with proDMSO voices because I felt it would be an excellent natural experiment (due to you casting a wide net to solicit adverse reactions to DMSO and simultaneously antagonizing a lot of people who had benefitted from DMSO with your inflammatory and dismissive language).
I gave this a month and then today went through and sorted every comment you received which pertained to direct experiences with DMSO. Of the 99 responses received which appeared to discuss direct experiences with DMSO:
•64 were positive reports, 81% of which an AI system characterized as “profound” improvements.
•17 suggested a positive direct experience, but did not explicitly state so in the comment.
•2 were impossible to determine if a benefit, harm or no effect occurred.
•6 stated no benefit occurred. However, most of these were for conditions where DMSO is known not to work (and hence not advised).
•2 implied no benefit occurred, but it was unclear.
•12 individuals reported tolerable and temporary reactions which are known side effects of DMSO, 7 of whom were also included in one of the previous tallies (e.g., someone who benefitted from it noticed there was a tolerable rash).
•3 individuals reported more severe reactions. Two of these were tolerable and temporary, while the third resulted from DMSO being combined with oregano oil.
For context, that equates to a 91% success rate (and much higher if you remove the instances where DMSO is not recommended for the specific ailment). Likewise, 14% reported adverse responses, most of which were minor and had no consequence besides the individual not wanting to continue the therapy.
Put differently from a sample of user experiences which was designed to be highly biased towards DMSO, you demonstrated that it's safety and efficacy is much higher than any other therapy on the market. However, when individuals reported positive responses, your consistent choice was to gaslight them.
Finally, the worse reaction someone had was when it was combined with oregano oil. I personally use and prescribe oregano oil and think it's lovely when used appropriately, but also quite strong and irritating. I hence found it noteworthy that, to the best of my knowledge, the only therapy you have ever endorsed on here, which you described as a panacea and heavily downplayed any adverse reactions from (despite it being strong enough that it will cause issues if used incorrectly). For context, the LD50 for oral oregano oil is 748–1,556 mg/kg in rats, whereas DMSO's LD50 is 14,500. I have no issue with oregano oil, but it is much more toxic than many of the other therapies I've seen you attack (ie. it's 10-20 times more toxic than DMSO).
This was very helpful. However, one issue that I am still unclear about is how DMSO interacts with the microbiome and long term gut health. At this point, I don't want to do anything that would negatively impact all the work I've done to facilitate a healthy gut. Is DMSO neutral to gut health? Is if possibly negative? Or is it positive? And if it is positive, what are the mechanisms of action?
I have similar questions and it's so hard to find the answers.
I wonder about interactions with supplements (rather than prescriptions and OTCs) and if it's temporary or long term, as well as how long before I notice a difference. I'm still working through the rest of AMD's DMSO articles to see if I missed anything though.
I am especially interested in what the mechanism of action is if the impact on the microbiome is largely positive. Does this mean it can be taken prophylactically in a situation where foreign travel is involved.
I have suffered from a bout of diverticulitis for about 3 weeks now after eating (regrettably) Chia seeds....I haven't had an issue in about 19 years, so honestly haven't thought about it but now I know Chia Seeds are the Spawn of Satan for my gut!! I have been applying DMSO to my abdomen...I think it has helped....but still situation is not totally resolved,, although the acute pain of a fes weeks ago has resolved so I think the Chia Seeds are hopefully gone. Any advice to improve my GI state would be greatly appreciated! I'm eating very little, paranoid of introducing anything to gut....drinking protein smoothies. but definitely feel a bit malnourished. Thanks in advance MWD!!!!
We are following your work very closely and currently using full strength DMSO topically (lower belly) to help treat hemorrhagic radiation cystitis (along with HBOT - second round after recovery 1 yr ago) any suggestions on using DMSO - for bladder - would oral be better?
From "Dr. Atkins’ vita-nutrient solution : nature’s answer to drugs" (1998; yes, THAT Dr. Atkins. Grammar police take note: the improper capitalization is [sic], copied direct from title page of the ebook. Indeed, if you wish to split hairs, "Atkins'" is also incorrect possessive.)
"DMSO compares very favorably with the popular ulcer drug cimetidine. In one experiment, 220 people with a duodenal ulcer began to take 500 mg of DMSO orally every day. By the end of the study they had fewer than half of the ulcer recurrences experienced by people taking cimetidine alone."
Atkins's text is a guide to supplements, so it only devoted a page or two to DMSO. It's likely, but I haven't checked, that the study Atkins references has been cited by AMD too.
Having learned more about DMSO since then (mostly from AMD's article series), I would like to point out that 500 mg = 0.5 ml/cc (liquid), roughly ten DROPS. Compared to most doses of DMSO, that is a tiny amount.
In the human studies linked in AMD's article, the DMSO dose used in the vast majority is 500mg 4 times daily. That is 0.45ml 4 times daily. That's a total daily dose of less than half a tsp. This small dose was quite effective.
Then in the dosing section of her essay she recommends 1 to 6 tsp orally, twice daily, without much explanation for the large increase in dose. So far, I do not see where the safety of these high oral doses has been established?
The other thing I have not seen provided is any long term safety data, other than anecdotal.
If anyone has success in creating DMSO suppositories, please share whether you used cocao butter, coconut butter or coconut oil and how you proceeded. Thanks!
MWD - I am trying to save my gallbladder. I am hypothyroid (Hasimotos and thyroidectomy) and have had a "sluggish sludgey" gallbladder for quite some time. I've used herbs, watched my diet, and homeopathic remedies and that has worked well up until recently, where I can only describe my gallbladder as "angry" following losing some weight. Is there a way we could have a conversation about this?
Yes! Absolutely and I look forward to and appreciate you covering all of them! The information you give humanity is amazing and life changing. I need help now with my gallbladder and would love to do a virtual appt or email conversation. I know probably everyone says this, but I really do promise to be quick! I am determined to avoid surgery.
Could DMSO help to resolve colon polyps? I have to have a colonoscopy yearly because I keep making so many polyps! It would be wonderful not to have to do this at 73 yrs old!
How do you handle the oral use bad breath? I dilute it in coffee. I use xylitol mints afterwards but not sure if that works. I have a peptic ulcer that I handle mainly by DGL, a super clean diet and some Pepcid at night. I don’t have the burning and such anymore but I was also acutely anemic at the time. That has improved and after iron infusion the gastric symptoms disappeared. I’m reluctant to get another endo as I would just get the same PPI Rx which I do not take. I want to start the oral DMSO again. I’m not sure if I have low acid. I take Pepcid intermittently but I don’t want to lower valuable stomach acid either which has its own downstream digestive and nutrient absorption issues. I think the ulcer is from some aspirin use that seemed to be the only thing that worked for some pain issues last year. It’s been months since I took any. I don’t want to gross out people with my breath or I just may say to hell with it and continue. Any ideas?
I don’t find an odor on my breath but it permeates from the skin. I thought tart cherry concentrate was helping. But my daughter came for a visit and immediately smelled it on me & the house! I have contemplated going up in dosage (using 2 tsp as of now orally) as I haven’t seen any help with my rheumatoid arthritis.
I mix my DMSO in diluted pomegranate juice and this seems to drastically reduce the odor. Instead of massive garlic/oyster/BO smell, my family says my breath smells like canned corn.
KV is “low odor” like the one I purchase now. Not odorless per their ad. But the good doc says that as healing occurs the breath smell may lessen. I have used orange juice to dilute so will go back to that. Thanks.
Thanks again! I'm sure you've mentioned this, but when taking internally should we avoid food, caffeine, even supplements that are not known to be "clean"?
What a wonderful article, as all of yours have been. I would love it if you would put it all into a book!!! My concern is probably one you haven’t come across. As DMSO is a dissolving agent, would it have a dissolving effect on silicone breast implants making this therapy a no-go for the millions of women who have these? Both oral and topical? I have a few issues I’d like to use DMSO for: swollen arthritic weed-pulling index finger, skin spot on cheek and an annoying external hemorrhoid. I feel I have read all of your articles and haven’t come across information addressing this “internal” issue. Thanks.
I found one study where it was shown to reduce the fibrosis around silicon implants in rats without creating side effects. Beyond that, data is not clear. Authors in the DMSO community have stated that it's not an issue because DMSO is heavily diluted by the time it passes through the skin to the breast, but I am not certain if topical DMSO near an implant is risk free for all implants.
I did a little research on various metals and agents and DMSO. I have an upper denture with a silicone lining and I wanted to use the DMSO on a cavity in my lower arch to see if I could heal it. Fortunately silicone is one that has good resistance to DMSO absorption. For whatever that is worth.
The conditions that would allow DMSO to react with plastic replacement lenses will not exist in the body without another catalyst.
I found further information that DMSO is used in a seed process of producing the plastic [PMMA] acrylic, which has been used in replacement lenses, but once the plastic is polymerized it will not react at temperatures below 200°C (392°F) at normal pressure.
Thanks for that, I missed the June 21 article. Thanks too for the additional information, it is very reassuring as I had been using DMSO eye drops I had made up with distilled water and they really helped my dry eyes. I will now restart using them.
I’m on Xarelto a blood thinner. Can I safely take DMSO? I have to take it for life. I keep getting blood clots due to a slight blood clotting disorder they tell me. But I sure could use all the benefits from DMSO. HELP!
Looking for some clarification regarding mixing DMSO with magnesium chloride, the article refers to 12% magnesium. Is that the total dilution I want to go for, or is that the starting point? Thanks for any info! I just bought some DMSO specifically for my husband to help him with his hair loss, but I’m excited to try it out for myself as well.
Thank you so much! And do I use it to dilute the 99.95 DMSO to get it down to 50%? Or do I start with the 50% solution and add the 4 parts magnesium chloride? Again, thank you so much for all your articles’ I’ve been spending hours every morning reading them before my kiddos wake up.
Merc Sol 30C is what has worked for me & my animals. I use it in the liquid form (pillettes dissolved in distilled or spring water with about 20% of the water amount being vodka which kills bacteria & preserves the liquid remedy). You can you the pillettes if you prefer; 2 of them at a time would be 1 dose. Take 1 dose every 15 minutes for a total of 3 doses . If you still have symptoms of the UTI, then take 3-4 doses per day until it's cleared up. I usually take it or give it to my animals for another 1-2 days to be sure it's fully clear. If it doesn't work for you, there are other homeopathic remedies for UTI so you can search online for "homeopathic remedies for UTI" to get the info. Hope this works for you as well as it has for my family.
Can topical dmso be used when using a salt water pool if skin is washed prior to application or is there a concern that chlorine or even salt water will be absorbed and potentially cause harm?
Thank you for your deep dives into so many important matters!
Hi Dr. Mercola I have suffered long standing GI Issues for 25 yrs, I have been treated for SIBO, SIFO, GERD and hemorrhoids, I am also a functional nutritionist and health coach. I was able to heal from other trauma and autoimmunity, and tick borne illness using DNRS, diet, and other brain retaining and therapy. But I still have gut issues every day, because I have literally been on every medication, herbs, and diet protocols I am naturally very skeptical and worried about suffering serious die off. Do you think oral DMSO would be safe and beneficial for me? Thanks for taking time to answer, Lindsey
Please address if safe to use orally and as a mouthwash with mercury "silver" tooth fillings. I cannot find a good answer on this topic, but would really like to use DMSO mouth wash for gingivitis. Thanks
Hi Doc, I am intrigued as I am pretty sure I remember early articles which said in effect " not in the bowel, as absorbtion of dangerous bacteria etc will take place".
Was that a position which changed as you got further along the process of investigation the various uses and treatment areas or did I misunderstand?
Thank you for this article and the incredible amount of research you share in an organized and understandable manner. My son was diagnosed with Crohn's and we have done IV DMSO, IV chelation and IV nutrients/Vit C, Glutathione, Bs, etc. for 6 weeks (not daily) with very little improvement. Is there anything else we can try?
Good Morning Doctor, I’ve attempted to ingest DMSO orally on several occasions as I have autoimmune gastritis and a connective tissue disorder as well as Ledderhose disease.
However each time I try, my husband claims my breath is awful and won’t come near me. Am I taking too much? Is there a trick to taking it that doesn’t make me smell like garlic?
I’m grateful for your work and research. Thank you so much for sharing with all of us!
where can i find the patented product you refer to for fissures?
Additionally, DMSO can be used to treat rectal fissures (e.g., patented DMSO preparations have been created for this)Additionally, DMSO can be used to treat rectal fissures (e.g., patented DMSO preparations have been created for this)
thank you so much - your work means a great deal:)
A couple of days ago, a fellow substacker using the Medicine Girl published an article highly critical of DMSO. I have used a DMSO gel for the past several months to heal 3 diabetic ulcers on my left foot (they are now healed) and have had several DMSO IV infusions in hopes of improving the blood flow in my legs. I was wondering if you had any thoughts on this negative narrative. Thank you very much!
That article is full of errors and misleading context but she has refused to correct any of them regardless of who asks her to (same issue happened when she's previously posted about it). Her brand is writing about how every natural therapy which helps people is actually poison and you just need to do her detox protocol and avoid toxins.
The key issues with the article:
•Most of the commenters responded and said DMSO really helped them and they've had no side effects for years. She told all of them that they for one reason or another their experience didn't count.
•She's greatly misrepresenting the FAERS data. In almost all of them, it was when IV DMSO was mixed with something else (ie. a polymer to clot life threatening bleeds.. which are high risk situations), and it a lot of other ones another drug was the causaitive agent and DMSO was just listed because they were taking it. The broader context is that there are 20 deaths globally in there over ~40 years. Most drugs have way way more than that (ie. NSAIDs which it replaces are awknowledged to kill hundreds of Americans each day)
•She is continually juxtaposing her knowledge of other pharmaceuticals onto every other natural therapy even though it is often not effective.
Every point she raised was addressed in these two earlier articles. Read each and make your own decision on the topic.
Thank you for your response. I believe I have read and have on file all of your articles on DMSO. You have provided an incredible amount of information on this topic, and it is hard to go back and review everything, so I appreciate your summary. You have pointed me in many positive directions for issues that I personally am dealing with as well as others close to me who are having medical issues. Although I have been using multiple different treatments, many of which I was aware of because of your writings, I believe that the DMSO (particularly the topical) has had a tremendously positive impact on my situation. Thank you so very much.
I have undergone four eye surgeries to close a hole in my vitreous. Jules Stein Eye Institute successfully closed the hole but my vision remains legally blind.
I am excited to try DMSO. I am a 75 year old lifelong tennis player in excellent health. I desperately want a cure. I’m now taking methylene blue, H2, taurine, saffron supplements believed to help vision
We have used DMSO for pain for years.
We can make a 60% DMSO with saline. I can see no down side to trying. I want to know if I should place one drop in my eye a day? Or two drops daily?
Also my wife and I suffer from tinnitus. Should we place one drop in our ears once or twice daily?
Thank you so much for all you are doing to help so many people
She keeps posting that to get traffic. It's highly inaccurate, but each time we try to explain (along with dozens of readers who have tried as well), she says we are brainwashed by the medical field and don't understand what we are talking about since anything else cost her views and refuses to correct anything (along with telling everyone who says DMSO helped them a lot and had no side effect that their experience, for one reason or another, doesn't count).
Her brand essentially is saying commonly used natural therapies are actually toxic and you need to just do detoxs and elimination diets so she's written a lot of rediculous hit pieces. When we looked at her arguments, we realized that she was juxtaposing common issues with other pharmaceuticals onto DMSO (which is a common thing people do, as due to it being hard to fully understand a subject, they always juxtapose their pre-existing knowledge base onto it).
Regarding the deaths, the points she's omitting is that in all but one of them, another product was involved, as on FAERS if someone has a lethal reaction to a drug, they list all the other things they were taking as well, and in those cases, it was more likely culprit of death, and in many cases, they were being given intravenously (where a higher risk of death, particularly the onyx cases where the DMSO polymer mixture was being used to patch an otherwise fatal internal bleed and hence was a high risk situation). When I wrote the safety article, amongst other things I read through all the FAERS reports and explained them, no one else has done that. Conversely, most medications have thousands of deaths in FAERS, many of which can be directly attributed to the drug. The fact that over roughly 40 years 21 deaths are in there almost none of which can be attributed to DMSO is an insane safety profile. The primary drug DMSO replaces (NSAIDS like ibuprofen) are well recognized to kill hundreds of people each day, and their toxicity is rarely discussed.
At the very start of the DMSO series, I expected there would be a lot of pharmaceutical hit pieces written on DMSO. For that reason, a year ago, I wrote an extensive article on the history of DMSO and the safety of it. If you compare the articles to her piece, it should be clear it was hastily done and grossly inaccurate.
Additionally, she actually incidentally proved DMSO was very safe. I just left this comment on the article:
I made a decision to avoid promoting this article in anyway to avoid contaminating or biasing the sample with proDMSO voices because I felt it would be an excellent natural experiment (due to you casting a wide net to solicit adverse reactions to DMSO and simultaneously antagonizing a lot of people who had benefitted from DMSO with your inflammatory and dismissive language).
I gave this a month and then today went through and sorted every comment you received which pertained to direct experiences with DMSO. Of the 99 responses received which appeared to discuss direct experiences with DMSO:
•64 were positive reports, 81% of which an AI system characterized as “profound” improvements.
•17 suggested a positive direct experience, but did not explicitly state so in the comment.
•2 were impossible to determine if a benefit, harm or no effect occurred.
•6 stated no benefit occurred. However, most of these were for conditions where DMSO is known not to work (and hence not advised).
•2 implied no benefit occurred, but it was unclear.
•12 individuals reported tolerable and temporary reactions which are known side effects of DMSO, 7 of whom were also included in one of the previous tallies (e.g., someone who benefitted from it noticed there was a tolerable rash).
•3 individuals reported more severe reactions. Two of these were tolerable and temporary, while the third resulted from DMSO being combined with oregano oil.
For context, that equates to a 91% success rate (and much higher if you remove the instances where DMSO is not recommended for the specific ailment). Likewise, 14% reported adverse responses, most of which were minor and had no consequence besides the individual not wanting to continue the therapy.
Put differently from a sample of user experiences which was designed to be highly biased towards DMSO, you demonstrated that it's safety and efficacy is much higher than any other therapy on the market. However, when individuals reported positive responses, your consistent choice was to gaslight them.
What are folks using to combat the odor? My partner loves the results, but it makes him stink. We just started taking it orally. Does the body stop producing the odor over time? How long before it stops, if so.
What are ways to get around the odor? One article mentioned clorine dioxide, but not where to get it, or the amount, or how to take. If anyone could shed light on this, I'd really appreciate it.
Hi Dr. I have a lingering case of Diverticulitis. I am on my 13th day of antibiotics (Metro and Cipro 10 days) and (Augmenten 3 days) and I am wondering if you can advise on dosing DMSO ? I have read that DMSO will increase the uptake of the other drugs but I can’t find any info on how much DMSO would be safe. Can you help me?
If possible, I'd like to get your thoughts on an issue I have. I've been on sulfasalazine for ulcerative colitis for decades which may have been the cause of polycystic kidney disease and enlarged kidneys I currently have. The question is whether DMSO would heal my colon enough to not need the sulfa and do less damage to my kidneys (or potentially heal them) and of course what amount and manor DMSO would be used if appropriate. I didn't see anything in the article about kidneys but have seen articles about potential kidney issues with DMSO.
I understand that DMSO is a byproduct of the wood pulp industry.
I see that Medisca.com, has DMSO available. In the link below, the Product Declaration shows their DMSO has a starting material=Synthetic, and Manufactured via=Chemical Synthesis. Whereas the molecule is the same, do you think there is a difference between "Natural" vs "Synthetic" DMSO? Thank you, very good article.
Additionally, the best quality DMSO is not sourced from wood pulp because it is not as high purity as the petroleum distillates. It's a very simply compound that has many ways to produce it.
My son developed Type 1 diabetes at age 29. He has migraines, back pain, IBS, and PTSD (marine/tip of the spear/ Afghanistan) I’ve tried to get him him to use DMSO for any of his ailments but he read somewhere you should not use DMSO if you are a Type 1 diabetic. Is this true? He suffers so much. Please advise anyone if they know anything?
Your work is inspirational - so much gratitude. Can you please advise how to use DMSO to treat psoriasis and skin rashes and also how much should i take orally per day to reduce bloating, reflux, gas, constipation?
I had an endosposcpy three days ago because of iron deficiency anemia. There was Grade C esophagitis in the lower third of the esophogas. I have a large size hiatial hernia and Cameron's ulcers.
Patchy erosions of stomach mucosa compatible with erosive gastritis. Many biopies in various places but no results.
I was prescribed a proton pump inhibitor.
My approach is to be more careful about gerd and use 1 tsp of DMSO in water per day.
I am not sure if DMSO is causing insomnia and only saw this relation on a case treated by Dr. Kory
Before the procedure I had no prescription medicines. The PPI now means one prescription. I don't want to take it.
Mercola posted an article last month "High-Fat Diets Worsen Inflammation" . My lifestyle change in the last 3 years included quite a bit of fat with Olive oil and butter. Could that be related to my issues?
I'm using brown glass bottles to store the DMSO. the sprayers of those bottles however are plastic tubes which stay inside the bottle - is that a problem as it may be that DMSO absorbs the plastic?
thank you very much - I have recommended and given DMSO to a number of people, and we're all experiencing wonderful results - thank you for your comment
I believe you once said you would offer information on mitigating the oder of DMSO taken internally. It was helping me with a UTI, but my family found the oder so objectionable that I had to discontinue it, and ended up with a much stronger antibiotic with unpleasant side-effects as a result. Is there a way? Thank you for all you've done on this.
Yes, I started with the Banerji protocol for my current UTI but it has not really acted for me so trying to identify the next best remedy to which I should turn. I’d certainly like to find what works quickly and successfully.
No luck finding your comment in the forum - maybe my lack of navigational skills. At the risk of overextending your patience, can I ask that you re-post your reply to me directly? Thank you again.
She keeps posting that to get traffic. It's highly inaccurate, but each time we try to explain (along with dozens of readers who have tried as well), she says we are brainwashed by the medical field and don't understand what we are talking about since anything else cost her views and refuses to correct anything (along with telling everyone who says DMSO helped them a lot and had no side effect that their experience, for one reason or another, doesn't count).
Her brand essentially is saying commonly used natural therapies are actually toxic and you need to just do detoxs and elimination diets. When I looked at her arguments, I realized that she was juxtaposing common issues with other pharmaceuticals onto DMSO (which is a common thing people do, as due to it being hard to fully understand a subject, they always juxtapose their pre-existing knowledge base onto it).
Regarding the deaths, the points she's omitting is that in all but one of them, another product was involved, as on FAERS if someone has a lethal reaction to a drug, they list all the other things they were taking as well, and in those cases, it was much more likely the culprit of death, and in most cases, they were being given intravenously (where a higher risk of death exists, particularly the onyx cases where the DMSO polymer mixture was being used to patch an otherwise fatal internal bleed and hence was a high risk situation). When I wrote the DMSO safety article, amongst other things I read through all the FAERS reports and explained them, no one else has done that. Conversely, most medications have thousands of deaths in FAERS, many of which can be directly attributed to the drug. The fact that over roughly 40 years only 21 deaths are in there, almost none of which can be attributed, to DMSO is an insane safety profile. The primary drug DMSO replaces (NSAIDS like ibuprofen) are well recognized to kill hundreds of people each day, and their toxicity is rarely discussed.
My wife listens to a podcast called morbid, and they talked about a case where paramedics administered oxygen to a woman who had been using dmso on her chest for pain. And claim the oxygen added a oxygen molecule to dmso and it created a very toxic mix. Made her deathly sick. Do you know of any contradictions with oxygen?
No one has ever been able to establish what caused that death to happen. Numerous failed attempts were made to replicate it and a lot of people have had DMSO and oxygen together without any issue.
I’m suffering from diarrhea for about 5 years. Sometimes I have very bad flare ups that I can’t leave house.I have done many, many test and no diagnosis expect 2 years ago after colonoscopy I was told that I have diverticulitis. I just started using DMSO 1 teaspoon in 8 ounces of RO water with 2 teaspoon of L-glutamine powder. I don’t have any side affects. My question is how many times a day should I consume it and how soon after or before meals should it be consume. Does anyone experience similar problems? Any advice in this matter?
I’m eating healthy, everything organic and home made. I tried testing different food for sensitivity but nothing made it better. I’m using probiotics for most of my life and home made yogurt.
Errrr, is there a better way to take this orally?!? Even masking it with a lemon, ginger, honey drink it was, without doubt, the most unpleasant taste experience in my life! I can easily tolerate Black Seed Oil neat, but DMSO? Yikes!!! 😬😳😅
Thank You! Thank you! I have been using DMSO (joint/bunion/arthritis with very good results) thanks to your earlier writings and those of your like-minded colleagues. A few hours ago I gave a bottle of DMSO to my daughter-in-law who suffers from gastrointestinal issues, I knew DMSO would help but I didn't have experience in that regard... until I checked my Substack feed. Coincidence? Serendipity? Those words work, but I think it is part of a higher order at the level of the "field" of Divine Intelligence. Sometimes the journey is winding, perhaps even arduous and sometimes it just shows up at your door like, "Hey Bro, I was just waiting for you to ask!" (Sorry, from California.) So fun! Carry on please, you are deeply appreciated.
Thank you for your in-depth research on so many topics! I’ve just come across this unfavorable article on DMSO . I’d sure like your take on it as I’m using DMSO and castor oil eye drops, which I really like, although I haven’t seen progress yet.
She keeps posting that to get traffic. It's highly inaccurate, but each time we try to explain (along with dozens of readers who have tried as well), she says we are brainwashed by the medical field and don't understand what we are talking about since anything else cost her views and refuses to correct anything (along with telling everyone who says DMSO helped them a lot and had no side effect that their experience, for one reason or another, doesn't count).
Her brand essentially is saying commonly used natural therapies are actually toxic and you need to just do detoxs and elimination diets so she's written a lot of rediculous hit pieces. When we looked at her arguments, we realized that she was juxtaposing common issues with other pharmaceuticals onto DMSO (which is a common thing people do, as due to it being hard to fully understand a subject, they always juxtapose their pre-existing knowledge base onto it).
Regarding the deaths, the points she's omitting is that in all but one of them, another product was involved, as on FAERS if someone has a lethal reaction to a drug, they list all the other things they were taking as well, and in those cases, it was more likely culprit of death, and in many cases, they were being given intravenously (where a higher risk of death, particularly the onyx cases where the DMSO polymer mixture was being used to patch an otherwise fatal internal bleed and hence was a high risk situation). When I wrote the safety article, amongst other things I read through all the FAERS reports and explained them, no one else has done that. Conversely, most medications have thousands of deaths in FAERS, many of which can be directly attributed to the drug. The fact that over roughly 40 years 21 deaths are in there almost none of which can be attributed to DMSO is an insane safety profile. The primary drug DMSO replaces (NSAIDS like ibuprofen) are well recognized to kill hundreds of people each day, and their toxicity is rarely discussed.
At the very start of the DMSO series, I expected there would be a lot of pharmaceutical hit pieces written on DMSO. For that reason, a year ago, I wrote an extensive article on the history of DMSO and the safety of it. If you compare the articles to her piece, it should be clear it was hastily done and grossly inaccurate.
Additionally, she actually incidentally proved DMSO was very safe. I just left this comment on the article:
I made a decision to avoid promoting this article in anyway to avoid contaminating or biasing the sample with proDMSO voices because I felt it would be an excellent natural experiment (due to you casting a wide net to solicit adverse reactions to DMSO and simultaneously antagonizing a lot of people who had benefitted from DMSO with your inflammatory and dismissive language).
I gave this a month and then today went through and sorted every comment you received which pertained to direct experiences with DMSO. Of the 99 responses received which appeared to discuss direct experiences with DMSO:
•64 were positive reports, 81% of which an AI system characterized as “profound” improvements.
•17 suggested a positive direct experience, but did not explicitly state so in the comment.
•2 were impossible to determine if a benefit, harm or no effect occurred.
•6 stated no benefit occurred. However, most of these were for conditions where DMSO is known not to work (and hence not advised).
•2 implied no benefit occurred, but it was unclear.
•12 individuals reported tolerable and temporary reactions which are known side effects of DMSO, 7 of whom were also included in one of the previous tallies (e.g., someone who benefitted from it noticed there was a tolerable rash).
•3 individuals reported more severe reactions. Two of these were tolerable and temporary, while the third resulted from DMSO being combined with oregano oil.
For context, that equates to a 91% success rate (and much higher if you remove the instances where DMSO is not recommended for the specific ailment). Likewise, 14% reported adverse responses, most of which were minor and had no consequence besides the individual not wanting to continue the therapy.
Put differently from a sample of user experiences which was designed to be highly biased towards DMSO, you demonstrated that it's safety and efficacy is much higher than any other therapy on the market. However, when individuals reported positive responses, your consistent choice was to gaslight them.
She keeps posting that to get traffic. It's highly inaccurate, but each time we try to explain (along with dozens of readers who have tried as well), she says we are brainwashed by the medical field and don't understand what we are talking about since anything else cost her views and refuses to correct anything (along with telling everyone who says DMSO helped them a lot and had no side effect that their experience, for one reason or another, doesn't count).
Her brand essentially is saying commonly used natural therapies are actually toxic and you need to just do detoxs and elimination diets so she's written a lot of rediculous hit pieces. When we looked at her arguments, we realized that she was juxtaposing common issues with other pharmaceuticals onto DMSO (which is a common thing people do, as due to it being hard to fully understand a subject, they always juxtapose their pre-existing knowledge base onto it).
Regarding the deaths, the points she's omitting is that in all but one of them, another product was involved, as on FAERS if someone has a lethal reaction to a drug, they list all the other things they were taking as well, and in those cases, it was more likely culprit of death, and in many cases, they were being given intravenously (where a higher risk of death, particularly the onyx cases where the DMSO polymer mixture was being used to patch an otherwise fatal internal bleed and hence was a high risk situation). When I wrote the safety article, amongst other things I read through all the FAERS reports and explained them, no one else has done that. Conversely, most medications have thousands of deaths in FAERS, many of which can be directly attributed to the drug. The fact that over roughly 40 years 21 deaths are in there almost none of which can be attributed to DMSO is an insane safety profile. The primary drug DMSO replaces (NSAIDS like ibuprofen) are well recognized to kill hundreds of people each day, and their toxicity is rarely discussed.
At the very start of the DMSO series, I expected there would be a lot of pharmaceutical hit pieces written on DMSO. For that reason, a year ago, I wrote an extensive article on the history of DMSO and the safety of it. If you compare the articles to her piece, it should be clear it was hastily done and grossly inaccurate.
Additionally, she actually incidentally proved DMSO was very safe. I just left this comment on the article:
I made a decision to avoid promoting this article in anyway to avoid contaminating or biasing the sample with proDMSO voices because I felt it would be an excellent natural experiment (due to you casting a wide net to solicit adverse reactions to DMSO and simultaneously antagonizing a lot of people who had benefitted from DMSO with your inflammatory and dismissive language).
I gave this a month and then today went through and sorted every comment you received which pertained to direct experiences with DMSO. Of the 99 responses received which appeared to discuss direct experiences with DMSO:
•64 were positive reports, 81% of which an AI system characterized as “profound” improvements.
•17 suggested a positive direct experience, but did not explicitly state so in the comment.
•2 were impossible to determine if a benefit, harm or no effect occurred.
•6 stated no benefit occurred. However, most of these were for conditions where DMSO is known not to work (and hence not advised).
•2 implied no benefit occurred, but it was unclear.
•12 individuals reported tolerable and temporary reactions which are known side effects of DMSO, 7 of whom were also included in one of the previous tallies (e.g., someone who benefitted from it noticed there was a tolerable rash).
•3 individuals reported more severe reactions. Two of these were tolerable and temporary, while the third resulted from DMSO being combined with oregano oil.
For context, that equates to a 91% success rate (and much higher if you remove the instances where DMSO is not recommended for the specific ailment). Likewise, 14% reported adverse responses, most of which were minor and had no consequence besides the individual not wanting to continue the therapy.
Put differently from a sample of user experiences which was designed to be highly biased towards DMSO, you demonstrated that it's safety and efficacy is much higher than any other therapy on the market. However, when individuals reported positive responses, your consistent choice was to gaslight them.
Would oral DMSO be beneficial for someone with early-stage type 2 diabetes, NON-insulin-dependent?
If it would be, would you start with the basic oral dose recommendation? At what length of time would one be likely to see an improvement in their A1C or insulin numbers?
Hi MWD. Can you comment on this? I saw an article (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6108420/) that tested numerous pharmaceuticals and their impact on the gut biome. They tested OTC plus prescription meds. All were mixed with DMSO for the test. Many of the drugs had a bad impact on the gut biome (reducing good gut bugs). Then they ran plain DMSO as blanks, as they should, in a well run study. It seemed to me that the plain DMSO had a slight impact on the gut biome as well. I would worry about using DMSO orally long-term in case it destroys good gut bugs. The article is long and difficult to understand.
Thanks for this article. I'm currently struggling with acid reflux and am interested in seeing if this fixes the problem. Since you advise testing it topically before oral use, would I apply it to my stomach and intestine areas first? Would just drinking it pose that much of a risk? Thanks in advance.
First of all- I am a huge fan and admirer of AMD and I treasure all the research, analysis and information that has literally saved my life.
I was therefore shocked when I came across a new Substack blogger on the scene who calls herself "Medicine Girl" who seems to be devoted to discrediting AMD and his work with DMSO.
Her followers post comments like this: "A Midwestern Doctor is plagiarist and fraud and also a satanist."
Here's a link to her latest attack on (of all things) DMSO which she seems to especially dislike.
I don't know if AMD has seen this author's writing or commented on it, but I would be interested in knowing what the reaction is from AMD and his followers.
She keeps posting that to get traffic. It's highly inaccurate, but each time we try to explain (along with dozens of readers who have tried as well), she says we are brainwashed by the medical field and don't understand what we are talking about since anything else cost her views and refuses to correct anything (along with telling everyone who says DMSO helped them a lot and had no side effect that their experience, for one reason or another, doesn't count).
Her brand essentially is saying commonly used natural therapies are actually toxic and you need to just do detoxs and elimination diets so she's written a lot of rediculous hit pieces. When we looked at her arguments, we realized that she was juxtaposing common issues with other pharmaceuticals onto DMSO (which is a common thing people do, as due to it being hard to fully understand a subject, they always juxtapose their pre-existing knowledge base onto it).
Regarding the deaths, the points she's omitting is that in all but one of them, another product was involved, as on FAERS if someone has a lethal reaction to a drug, they list all the other things they were taking as well, and in those cases, it was more likely culprit of death, and in many cases, they were being given intravenously (where a higher risk of death, particularly the onyx cases where the DMSO polymer mixture was being used to patch an otherwise fatal internal bleed and hence was a high risk situation). When I wrote the safety article, amongst other things I read through all the FAERS reports and explained them, no one else has done that. Conversely, most medications have thousands of deaths in FAERS, many of which can be directly attributed to the drug. The fact that over roughly 40 years 21 deaths are in there almost none of which can be attributed to DMSO is an insane safety profile. The primary drug DMSO replaces (NSAIDS like ibuprofen) are well recognized to kill hundreds of people each day, and their toxicity is rarely discussed.
At the very start of the DMSO series, I expected there would be a lot of pharmaceutical hit pieces written on DMSO. For that reason, a year ago, I wrote an extensive article on the history of DMSO and the safety of it. If you compare the articles to her piece, it should be clear it was hastily done and grossly inaccurate.
Additionally, she actually incidentally proved DMSO was very safe. I just left this comment on the article:
I made a decision to avoid promoting this article in anyway to avoid contaminating or biasing the sample with proDMSO voices because I felt it would be an excellent natural experiment (due to you casting a wide net to solicit adverse reactions to DMSO and simultaneously antagonizing a lot of people who had benefitted from DMSO with your inflammatory and dismissive language).
I gave this a month and then today went through and sorted every comment you received which pertained to direct experiences with DMSO. Of the 99 responses received which appeared to discuss direct experiences with DMSO:
•64 were positive reports, 81% of which an AI system characterized as “profound” improvements.
•17 suggested a positive direct experience, but did not explicitly state so in the comment.
•2 were impossible to determine if a benefit, harm or no effect occurred.
•6 stated no benefit occurred. However, most of these were for conditions where DMSO is known not to work (and hence not advised).
•2 implied no benefit occurred, but it was unclear.
•12 individuals reported tolerable and temporary reactions which are known side effects of DMSO, 7 of whom were also included in one of the previous tallies (e.g., someone who benefitted from it noticed there was a tolerable rash).
•3 individuals reported more severe reactions. Two of these were tolerable and temporary, while the third resulted from DMSO being combined with oregano oil.
For context, that equates to a 91% success rate (and much higher if you remove the instances where DMSO is not recommended for the specific ailment). Likewise, 14% reported adverse responses, most of which were minor and had no consequence besides the individual not wanting to continue the therapy.
Put differently from a sample of user experiences which was designed to be highly biased towards DMSO, you demonstrated that it's safety and efficacy is much higher than any other therapy on the market. However, when individuals reported positive responses, your consistent choice was to gaslight them.
Does anyone know how to reduce the body odor when taking internally? I read that MSM can help. This really is the only thing stopping me from using it.
I'm a homeopath, flower essence practitioner and ex-critical care nurse.
Emotions cause disease. Just like "he stressed himself out and died of a heart attack". Or "his father beat him as a child as he's had chronic ulcers ever since".
I feel that most autoimmune disease is caused by gut issues.
When I combine flower essences (they turn a negative emotion to a positive one) with a good solid diet of fermented foods that provide a pre and pro biotic environment they heal very quickly.
As an ex-rancher raising horses and cattle I used DMSO on a regular basis. Recently, I've diluted DMSO down with distilled water to 10%, added flower essences and placed in nebulizer with incredible results. Even taking glutathione powder, make it into a thin paste, DMSO on top over the lungs and that appears to be a magic bullet. Glutathione is such an important part of the puzzle.
My question now, is do I apply it topically, orally or both for gut issues?
Looking to heal hashimotos, what do you think about applying DMSO topically to thyroid? If you have already written about this and I missed you you can just send me the link to it. Thank you for all you do!!
First I want to say thank you for the exhaustive research you are doing. I recently read in your information that DMSO could and has helped those with GI problems, of which I am so tired of having. Also my sweet husband is struggling with enlarged prostate and we've both agreed to try oral DMSO. I have the courage to do it but would like a starter percentage of strength and amount to start with. At the moment we have 99% DMSO. So far neither of us has gotten the help we need from trad docs. Thank you again, Lorita
I have a daughter with developmental disabilities and am interested in trying DMSO. Which protocol should I start with? I’m looking at just giving some in juice to start but am willing to give IM injections if needed.
In my case, yes indeed. I take teaspoon per day in a small glass of reverse-osmosis filtered water. Distilled water would also do. I follow up with some fruit juice (I like cranberry) to remove the aftertaste.
There is just the one anecdote about the alcoholics with liver disease being helped by DMSO. Are there any people or doctors out there who have had any success with or have knowledge about DMSO treating cirrhosis?
I am going to start taking 1 TSP of DMSO daily to help with my gut issues (SIBO) and I want to fast for at least 3 days, maybe longer, to help with the healing process. Is it ok to take DMSO while on a water fast?
Currently don't have a "name" of what's going on. Lots of diarrhea, weight loss even though I'm eating 3 meals a day. All lab tests have come back good so far but clearly something is still amiss. Colonoscopy coming in October. There's definitely a milk issue as it can cause extreme gas, bloating pain. Have used plant butter which is well tolerated.
Closely following this article if/when a "name" is given to what I'm experiencing. Perhaps try a low dose DMSO & water to see what happens?
Thank you for all your articles! A wealth of information to help humanity. Blessings!
How do you tolerate taking it orally? It seems revolting to me to swallow. Can you do the same amount as an enema style? Works for alcohol and caffeine.
first, make sure you've got a pure product. I've used DMSO off and on since the 1980's. Some of the products smelled worse than others and left a smell on me that was much worse than others. DMSO from one of the suppliers that MWD recommends would be pure and have very little smell.
Second, if you take it internally, you're taking 1 teaspoon or less of DMSO in a glass of water. I find that at that dilution, there's almost no smell or taste. I'm using 15% solution for a mouthwash and even though I can tell it's DMSO, I don't find the taste or smell unpleasant.
I've been getting it from the DMSO store. I have some 70% with aloe that I used topically and then I have the 99% clear liquid. I find even the hint of the taste very unappealing. I tried some today in a little lemonade and that masks it a little, but still bugs me. I don't understand how people can drink diluted apple cider either, that is really nasty (worse than dmso). The topical has taken about a year, but almost has me to the point of skin cleared up and not cycling through follicle caused wounds. I had a lot of layers of damaged skin to get cleared up and it has been a process, but I'm getting there. I use it on my back too, but it is hard to tell if there is any definite progress there.
I am overwhelmed by DMSO testimonials and ordered a 99.5% pure product sourced from Germany. According to consensus, I diluted it to 50% with distilled water and applied it three times over two days to a skin rash on my ankle. It only made the rash much worse. If anyone can instruct me on how to resolve this rash successfully using DMSO, I will send them $100. Yes, it must be proven to work and therefore you will have to trust me, but them I'm trusting you as well.
Hello Roy, I have had rash on my ankles, and lower legs, which I fully resolved, before I learned about DMSO. I will tell you what I did, subject to: I am not a doctor to anyone, except myself. I could write many pages about this matter. In this case, I will get to the point.
I got a 18.9l plastic pail, into the pail I put 12l water, about 105degF. To the water I added 120ml of apple cider vinegar (5% acetic acid). I kept my feet in the water for 1.5 hours, the temperature dropped to about 90degF. During this time, I was sitting, I lifted my feet up and down occasionally. The weight of the water provides light, uniform pressure on the lower legs. In effect: pressure on/off, like a massage. Also, during this time I rubbed my feet/legs. By the end, the pail was loaded with waste. Do not rinse. Towel dry. Repeat 1xday or as required. Let me know how it goes for you. Thanks.
AMD, is the concurrent use of DMSO and ivermectin safe? Considering the blood brain barrier is what protects us from ivermectin's toxicity. Could DMSO carry ivermectin across the blood brain barrier?
"Ivermectin is not thought to readily cross the blood-brain barrier in humans as it is excluded by a P-glycoprotein drug pump (mdr-1).6 Therefore, it has been considered to be free of the potential to cause neurological adverse drug reactions, except in situations of overdose."7,8
Serious Neurological Adverse Events after Ivermectin—Do They Occur beyond the Indication of Onchocerciasis?
So much info (great) but hard to figure out how to use it. I have a small precancer thing on the side of my nose I've kept at bay with Ivermectin cream but I'd like to get rid of it. I saw someone comment they used 50% DMSO and 50% Castor Oil. Is that a good idea? If so how often and how long do I apply it? Presumably OK to use a cotton ball to apply?
An off topic question. I've recently become aware that graphene oxide is now added to dental anesthesia. Are there any protocols that will remove graphene oxide from our bodies once it's been injected ? Thanks...
My son who is 15 has been dealing with hyperhidrosis of his hands and feet his entire life. It greatly affects him socially. If you have thoughts on what is happening physiologically and if DMSO could help, I would greatly appreciate your thoughts on this. Thank you!
My husband has scheduled a laser procedure in early November for his BPH. Should he try dmso suppositories before he does this? Are they available in the U.S.? Love your DMSO series so much!
In case AMD doesn't have time to comment-he commented to someone else's similar question and said he has only seen them in Europe and you'd have to make your own.
Hey MwDoc, just leaving this here in case you might see it. Would love to see you explore tachycardia. My wife experiences this during the night. We've not been having much success dealing with it (the last 9 months or so). Great article, as usual.
Thank you. We do know her vagus nerve is an issue, but not quite sure how to approach healing it. I'll search your site. I've been looking at zeta potential based on yours or maybe it was Unbekoming's article. Thank you so much for responding, I appreciate it.
Mostly dietary changes. She's always had a great diet. She sleeps inclined now for other reasons. But this started with some acute anxiety—we think. Sometimes it seems carbs help (she doesn't eat a lot of carbs at the moment). But it's all kind of a mixed bag...so many variables. Just thought MwDoc could do an article on it, though I don't know how common it is....
You might look into lowering histamines in her food. I had trouble with this, and a lower histamine diet, at least after lunch, helped calm my system down at night. Lower carb diets can be higher in histamine if you’re not careful.
Dear Doc, thank You so much for everything that you do!
My Q: what about the folks with hip replacements? I have both hips replaced. The prosthesis has a part anchored on the pelvis that is made of plastic. Would any external application be OK and what would you suggest? Any limit on the internal application different from what you have written about? I had a case of bakers cyst and had it cured ( fast and easy) with an external DMSO application without awareness of the plastic in my body!
Also, what about DMSO mouth application for the folks with zirconium crowns?
It doesn't seem to cause an issue. The best theory I've heard to explain this is that by the time it reaches the prosthesis from being topically applied, it's greatly diluted and normally 15% or lower will not leach plastics. Because of this, the primary issue are things in the mouth and mouthwashes as DMSO is not dilluted in the body beforehand. Most of the research I did on this was with metal prostheses and trying to figure out if DMSO would chelate titanium etc, and the long story short is that we have not come across any instance of this being an issue, except for one possible case where it was put directly on top of a temporary metal wrist plate (for a fracture).
Curious about DMSO and SIBO. My wife has an acute case of SIBO and is struggling to treat it using a combination of antibiotics and homeopathic medicine.
Is there a simple way for me to find your past articles? I love your stuff and you are so prolific but I’m hoping there’s a way to easily find information that you write about in the past. Thanks in advance, JP
Thank you MWD . Have you had feedback with Pelvic floor problems. After a hysterectomy 30 years ago , my floor among other parts left in are so painful.
I am using DMSO and always used enzymes, for the scar. (adhesions) Just a thought .
Some times when I am using the DMSO my body gets so itchy, MCAS? Thank You Thank You
But I have been using over a year topically. God bless
Do these “many people” have names? Perhaps they can explain what their “gut issues” were, the DMSO protocol they used, for how long, and their lack of results. As an added bonus, they can explain why they reported it to you instead of their doctor.
When I posted this, the information on sourcing DMSO (which is normally in these articles) was not included. I have updated it to include that.
That was exactly what I was looking for! Thank you.
Where is the info on sourcing? I cannot find it? Can someone just reply to this comment? Thank you.
Hello Doctor,
I just read this article which attacks DMSO as a toxic compound that can have several negative health effects. Can you please read and give your take? I am concerned bc I've been using DMSO on my C section scar and I am unsure whether it's done the harms this writer is claiming (I honestly thought it was helping to break down my scar tissue, I hope I'm not wrong). Alsp- how do we know you aren't being paid to tell us DMSO is good? This article says people are paid to say DMSO is good so it makes me feel a little skeptical
https://open.substack.com/pub/medicinegirl/p/disastorous-dmso?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=38cj8
I hate to put it like this, but she has been reposting that article because it gets her clicks and subscribers. We've tried to explain to her why it's not accurate or well-sourced, but she ignores all of it since it makes her money and dismisses everyone who's had a positive experience with it. She's hung up on the 21 deaths (which relatively speaking for a drug used for decades is extremely low), but in all but one case, it was either IV DMSO given with another agent that could cause serious issues, or DMSO was one of many things the person was saying, so it just comes up in the general search rather than being the cause of death. In the one case where it was DMSO alone, I read the case report and it was unclear if DMSO was the culprit from what was written.
In contrast, on a daily basis. In contrast, there are many widely used drugs no one considers problematic (ie. ibuprofen) which definitively (rather than in association) kill more people than that each day.
Thank you for this response. I also saw the article pop up in my Substack feed, but I hadn't read it yet.
Thank you for your response, Doctor! I trust what you say and I personally purchased lots of DMSO at different strengths based on what I read from your articles. I think it's really helping with my c section scar and I'm very grateful that I was able to find your substack:)
I guess it's just hard bc if I want to tell my friends and family to try it, they can easily attack me for finding info from a "random internet doctor". My family tells me that I shouldnt buy things like DMSO online, and I should only trust what the doctors prescribe for me 🥲🥲
It's frustrating bc I am constantly being attacked for not giving my daughter the 🧁 schedule, and when people talk to me they try to discredit my sources (such as your writings on substack).
Do you have any recommendations for how I can combat these criticisms? I send them articles and screenshots from studies and scientific publications like yours, but it doesnt seem to work or help (the big ph@rma brainwashing runs deep i guess 😆)
MedicineGirl blocked me and deleted my comments when she was challenged about the anti-DMSO screed she posted.
I was not rude but did call her out for claiming that because DMSO is a byproduct of wood pulp processing that it is not good or safe to use when there is actually a huge amount of testimony to its safety and effectiveness over 100 years or more.
Midwestern Doctor is a trustworthy source in my opinion and the effort put into the posts here is obvious.
There are some strange people who attack AMWD, Mercola, Unbekoming and more here and claim that they are a dark group etc.
It may be a minor cavil, but I'm dubious about your "100 years or more" claim. While it was discovered in 19th century, its potential for biological uses dates only to 1963 with Dr. Stanley Jabobs who popularized it. (Source: Wikipedia DMSO and others).
And who would Midwest Dr be paid by? There is very little money in the DMSO biz; that’s why big Ph doesn’t like it. Midwest Dr isn’t selling DMSO either, so no profit there. There IS loads of money in scaring people away from natural remedies. But really the most compelling info should be the studies shared and all the testimonials from real people who have been helped. It’s hard to trust in this cynical world, but there are plenty of people who share information just because they want to help others.
If you get the chance you should read through some of Medicine Girl's other articles/natural therapy hit pieces. They are quite depressing : /
I was just looking at her Substack....I I only skimmed quickly so I don't know how much I disagree with her. I agree on a few of her articles that I saw. As an example, I agree her on Cancer. I believe the docs saying tumors are there to protect us by encapsulating toxins and parasites. And that tumors are not attacking us. By removing, leftover cells will reproduce and cancer comes back as well as metastasizing. So like everyone else I follow I agree with some but never everything. I think there's never anyone in holistic medicine we can agree 100% with because we, including doctors, are all capable of falling to propaganda and spreading it. But it's important to realize this and then also not discount a doctor altogether if they get something wrong.
Do you have personal clinical experience with patients healing from DMSO? Based on your articles I think that's what you indicated?
MwD... One of your best! You continually amaze me with your ability to produce such helpful and insightful articles. This is a huge help for Humankind.
I will sound like a broken record, but having now spent more that a decade working with cannabis medicine and seeing literally thousands of patients, it is worth reiterating that most of these "autoimmune/immune dysfunction" issues are rooted to large degree in life trauma (especially early childhood events). I have seen many hundreds of patients over the past decade with IBS/IBD, Crohn's, UC, etc. All of them (nothing is 100%, so 99.9%) of these folks have trauma histories that qualify them for a PTSD Dx by testing. Mainstream medicine fails to recognize this. The patients themselves dismiss traumatic events in their pasts as "it wasn't that bad" or "I don't really have any traumatic events I can remember", etc. - all while having had divorced or absent parents, mental, physical or sexual abuse, alcoholic parents, drugs and incarcerations, unexpected deaths, and on and on. We live in a terribly toxic society/culture and it has produced multi-generational dis-ease that miracles like DMSO alone cannot fix. I am not diminishing the wonders of DMSO, but urge folks to reflect on their own lives and understand that their many little traumas in life DO effect their physical beings and will lead to further illness if not addressed.
My 2 cents.
I agree, but most of those people have already been told to deal with their trauma and often spend years if not decades trying to resolve with marginal improvements, so a big part of what I'm trying to do is give simpler and more accessible options for people.
They kept sending me to PT and sending me to quacks putting me on one anti depressant after another. I realized the psych drugs were both not helpful and dangerous and stopped going to those doctors. I used to be able to get vicodin and muscle relaxants to have on hand and that was helpful to just take occasionally. I don't get the "opiod" epidemic as I was never even tempted to get addicted to vicodin, it just helped to break the cycle a little and take the edge of the pain off. Pretty much I just have had to learn to deal. To work around the pain and fatigue and accept that I'm not going to be able to do the things I'd like to or live the life I wanted to. All things considered I guess I've done okay, but day to day tends to be very tedious. Over 35 years now.
You weren't tempted to get addicted to vicodin, but they were hoping you would be.
Truly, I don't get it. Vicodin isn't that addictive from where I'm sitting and you would have to use a lot to get addicted and then you wouldn't be able to poop at all. A lot of the time what they are doing is lumping vicodin with the street drugs that people use which are highly addictive. You have to watch what they are doing because they often put apples, oranges, and pears all in one basket and call them all apples.
Understand completely. And, what you are doing is very important. My point is that most people have NOT "dealt with" their pain in appropriate ways. In fact, most do not even recognize that their life experiences are trauma that effects the physical.
Sadly, most people in the West are dealing with a medical system and a society that has no understanding of or concern for trauma suffered by others. This is especially the case for males - "real men don't cry" - "suck it up buttercup" - keep it inside until cancer or a MI carry you away. ...And, of course, major religions preach the holiness of suffering followed by a death that will simply be "rewarded" with an eternity worshiping a vengeful patriarchal god or "cursed" by sitting in the fires of Hell forever and ever...
"Vengeful patriarchal god"? Really? I bet you don't connect with your patients in Tennessee as well as you think you do.
Haven't been in TN for many years and I don't think that I "connect" with the majority of the people in this country. Especially the very "religious". But, then, patients do not show up in my office seeking religious advice. I do see many damaged from their life experiences with various cults and fundamentalist faiths. Those claiming the mantle of righteous superiority and spiritual certainty are, of course, usually the most hypocritical and unforgiving.
And yet you managed to insult all Muslims, Christians, and Jews. Even the ones not claiming the mantle of righteous superiority and spiritual certainty. Even the humble ones who aren't in cults and fundamentalist faiths. Even the ones who aren't hypocritical and unforgiving. I would assume your patients show up in your office because they assume that a physician will be a professional, and have good judgment. Clearly you are not, and you don't.
LOL. Well, I appreciate your loving non-judgemental remarks about someone you do not know. You are free to believe anything you wish, but try to practice what you are preaching. It is dangerous to "assume" things about another person until you have met them. May your god richly bless you and yours.
It is not professional, nor does it show good judgment, to insult the God of the Muslims, Christians, and Jews in a public forum, especially one in which you are attempting to exert influence. Prima facie. I haven’t once in our exchange claimed to be religious, or stated a belief in God. So, it is actually you who is assuming things about another person before you have met them. Nice try.
Thank you! Your information is very much appreciated!
Good Doctor: I just subscribed yesterday. I know you are very busy and may not see this but my son-in-law is losing his dad to stage IV pancreatic cancer. Could you give me a quick link to an article in which you discuss any protocols for cancer? He has liver metastases and a CT yesterday showed multiple DVT's in both femoral veins and several PE's. The outlook is dire. Through a functional medicine doc he knows in NJ, he is taking Ivermectin and Fenbendazole, also Methylene Blue. If you see this., THANK YOU.
It's true. From The Body Keeps the Score, to When the Body Says No, to Childhood Disrupted, numerous books are now talking about this. I've been sick my whole life and until I got cancer and heard again and again that a cancer patient can't heal without addressing trauma, I didn't acknowledge the degree of mine. I made a lot of progress but unfortunately it has slowed because I was dissociated as a child so there is much that I don't remember.
I completely understand what you are going through. I've had some of the same issues. I found so much healing by listening to Carl Jung on YT. He is do great at explaining what happened to disassociate children at a very young age and how to heal yourself. He has helped me tremendously. I highly recommend listening to his videos.
Yes. Excellent Jung videos online. I like those here:
https://www.youtube.com/@TheUnconsciousGuide
Excellent.
Thanks. Any specific videos you like? There's a lot of people on YT talking about his theories. You can DM them to me if you'd prefer. I've asked therapists this question and the only suggestion has been hypnosis. The good thing is that after decades of meditation I am able to be in the present moment. I go back and forth between thinking it's important to recover the memories so I can heal from them, and that it's not important if I instead just focus on techniques to calm the nervous system. But after a lifetime of illness, including now an immune deficiency, I'm trying anything.
I sent you a DM.
"...dissociated as a child so there is much that I don't remember..."
You have achieved much by just recognizing this! Welcome to the PTSD Pride!
Hang in there...
May I ask, what is "cannibis medicine" versus just cannibis?
Basically using products of the cannabis plant for medical applications - mood issues, pain, ADD/ADHD/OCD, cancer. endocrine disorders, ASD, MS, neuropathy, and on and on... Hope this helps. Many states now have medical cannabis laws that permit its use for specific medical issues. I avoid "marijuana" as the term is a product of prohibition times and an orchestrated effort to associate its uses with the minority "enemy" of the moment - especially non-white people...
Unfortunately, cannabis is not dispensed like any other “medicine,” i.e., by hospitals and pharmacists. “Big Weed” (e.g., Trulieve) spends millions of dollars lobbying state and federal politicians to keep it out of normal medical channels. In my area, weed shops abound, some with big signs out front proclaiming “Get your medical marijuana card here!” That sounds more like snake oil than an actual medical treatment.
Yes. Agree. When the corporations move in - and, government that they control - things go to Hell quickly. But, where it is "legal", it provides access to some quality control and reproducability without the threat of arrest. The sad thing is that there are many "pot" mills that are only interested in pushing their products and care little about patient care. Trulieve practically runs FL (we live in the area where they started). They have spent many millions to advance their political objectives (and, financial) objectives.
If there were justice in this world, one would be able to grow a plant and use is as they wish. Obviously, that cannot be permitted...
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Need help. Have Hitual Hermia 37cm With now
bleeding and maybe twisted. My dr retired. Have no new Dr.
Have sliding large size
Múltiple linear cameron erosions
But clean based no high fish of stigmata of bleeding.
Have had black stools for 2 almost : months. Taking these note from a endoscopy and have amerindia erosion.
Want to go to Mayo or César in Beverly Hills.
I have been complaining about this for 4 yrs innApril to my Orimsrh dr that retired.
Another de turned down as said too old..I was $9 yr old at that time. Was in very good shape then too. Now 84 and older of course.
Wondering what I. Could do maybe with .DMSO????
Have used for other things
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Lisa... If you are having black stools, you need to go to an urgent care or emergency room facility and get this situation dealt with. This indicates significant bleeding in your upper GI tract and needs attention. I would go to Mayo if there is a nearby branch (you are in Calif, I assume). Cleveland clinic here in FL has excellent GI surgery facilities and staff. Dr. Wexner is tops:
https://providers.clevelandclinic.org/provider/steven-wexner/4268613
As to DMSO, it may help decrease inflammation to some extent, but the situation you describe (large hiatal hernia with esophageal and gastric erosions) is going to require surgical intervention, IMO.
Hope this helps.
Yes
Thankyou so much , I was trying to find out how to do this for myself and then to share with patients 👌 I’m a naturopath and acupuncturist of 40 years and have a Biochemistry degree which has been very helpful altogether ! I love what you’ve been doing all of this time it’s so vital and transformative to have now understood all about Water , DMSO , and how we can help people to improve their health naturally themselves without the use of big Pharma nonsense . Of course I take things slowly with people but it’s all been a huge revelation ! The time of Covid has been amazing for empowering people and we can help others to see through it all . Thankyou so so much 🙏😊Sue
Thank you too! It's a lot of work, but I feel I have a deep duty to get this info out in the best possible over the next 4 years while RFK is in.
For me, oral DMSO *cured* in 48 hours:
- 9+ months (maybe longer) of a mild to pronounced ache in the right side, likely the pancreatic duct or pancreatitis.
- 6 weeks of heartburn (acid reflux like symptoms).
I found that 1 tsp DMSO (95%). in 16 oz water is fine for me, but I have been able to move to 2 tsp DMSO (99%) with 20 oz.
I also add Vitamin C 1000mg to 2000mg but not necessarily recommending that.
I also add MgCl and KCl and NaCl to the solution, stir it all up, chug, then rinse teeth thoroughly when the Vitamin C is included.
To add one clarification: by "cure", I mean that the problems went away for a good while (a month or so).
Since then (5 weeks), I've had a slight flareup, which I believe is a provocation caused by some factor, e.g., a sensitive area that is reactive to, say, food or whatever. In particular, I think my bile duct possibly has scar tissue from a violent bicycle crash back in 2018 (mTBI also). It makes sense, and my internist actually suggested such a possibility based on another patient with a similar issue having suffered an impact.
So when I say "cure", I mean elimination of all symptoms, but not necessarily permanent. OTOH, any flare disappears right away with DMSO, so I am way ahead of the game.
Did you take this once a day? With food or empty stomach? I have deep tissue inflammation and topical has not helped.
Empty stomach works just fine for me. 3X a day.
I like taking it without food so that the fluid (16 oz at least), absorbs faster. By adding MgCl, KCl, NaCl (table salt), the fluid is also near the electrolyte balance of the blood, which further speeds absorption vs plain water.
thank you
Vitamin c is bad (topically) for the teeth?
It is ascorbic acid. Enamel resists acid, but some exposed areas of teeth have no enamel and they will be etched away. Always rinse!
Thank you
Where do you get it?
DMSOstore.com also is on amazon
I buy my DMSO from the DMSOstore.com on Amazon. Use it two to three times a day for severe arthritis in my hands (thumb at palm area). It was very painful to try to "pinch" anything prior to using DMSO. Tried Voltaren, but it didn't help much. DMSO has been the ONLY remedy I've found to relieve my arthritis pain. And although I don't have restored strength in those joints, it's no longer painful for me to grasp items between my pointer and thumb.
Here's my routine: I wash and rinse my hands thoroughly first (We have a reverse osmosis water system, so I feel good that they are as clean as possible!). Then I apply the DMSO to the affected joints directly with my fingertips. It feels warm at first, which is soothing. I don't touch anything until the DMSO is completely dry - about 10 minutes. Following the application, discomfort is minimal or gone completely. If I get in hurry and skip the application, I have big regrets. So happy to have learned about DMSO from MWD!
Yes, and I even checked to verify that what is on Amazon is the same stuff.
Thank you. I’m also in the healthcare field and am always cautious where I buy our supplements etc.
Important to always obtain COA for supplements.
https://windinmyface.com/autoTopic.html?dglyTP=certificate+of+analysis
You’ve done your homework on many. That’s great!
I have posted MW Doc's excerpts from time to time along with my own experience reports, which include links to DMSO I use, on my web pages.
For example, I have links on this page:
https://windinmyface.com/blog/2025/20250103_2112-DMSO-injured-wrist-bruised-toe.html
https://windinmyface.com/autoTopic.html?dglyTP=DMSO
Once again, this is an exceptionally thorough analysis and review. The information you've provided highlights a diverse range of therapeutic options to address many persistent shortcomings of the standard medical system. If healthcare providers are courageous, your article offers multiple ways to provide meaningful care for patients who often lack safe, viable choices.
DMSO stands out as a potential replacement for many of the benefits usually attributed to steroids. Inflammatory bowel disease treatment too often relies on steroids and cytotoxic therapies—options that can be both devastating and, unfortunately, essential for many. Cholecystitis patients face similarly limited choices, often suffering needlessly or undergoing surgical resection. In both scenarios, DMSO may offer a third, distinct pathway where “Standard Medicine” has failed to deliver satisfactory results.
I would encourage all clinicians and brave individuals to explore this article with thoughtful judgment.
Although I had planned to relax today, after reviewing your article, I’m already considering which of my patients might benefit from these alternatives and will be reaching out today, with new ideas. Thank you again, @A Midwestern Doctor , for constantly challenging us to expand our therapeutic toolkit and strive for better outcomes.
Thank you AMD for your series on DMSO. I used DMSO and vitamin C mixed with aloe to cure a squamous cell cancer on my lip. My dermatologist dismissed the obvious fact that it was gone and still wanted me to have MOHS surgery. I also used chlorine dioxide and DMSO to treat an infection on my daughter which resulted in a massive amount of putrid pus oozing from a wound that an ER doctor had diagnosed as "just a bruised tailbone." Unfortunately, she suffered needlessly due to the doctor's indifference.
What I would like to know is if there are any studies, research, anecdotes, etc. regarding DMSO and the thyroid. I have Hashimoto's and hypothyroidism along with a host of other issues that accompany a sluggish thyroid. I cannot find any data regarding DMSO and hypothyroidism.
In addition, I have Reynaud's. Will an oral administration of DMSO help or must it be IV?
Thank you for taking the time to write these articles. You've helped greatly on my journey.
This is the only one I ever found:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0090122982901647
Normally when it's use to treat thyroid conditions, DMSO alone or DMSO mixed with iodine is applied around the thyroid. There are some anecdotal reports but no actual data.
Thank you!
These are from AMD previous comments (not mine-though I am currently using DMSO and ivermectin on my neck to see if I can reverse thyroid nodules-I can still feel my thyroid so it has not yet gotten rid of them):
I am hypothyroid for 34 years. I have recently started using DSMO for a knee injury (bakers cyst & lateral meniscus tear), and it is wonderful for relieving pain and I am hoping it will mean I can skip surgery. BUT I have also just had my best ever thyroid test results!! I am rubbing it on my leg, which is injured. I got pharmaceutical grade, made in Germany. But after done i rub my hands over my thyroid. I am currently on a lower than I usually take dose of thyroid (still full replacement), and as said the results are the best I have seen.
The thing I have noticed most recently is a reduction of fatigue. I used to indulge in a daily nap, then go to bed and sleep another 8-9 hours at night. Now, if I try to nap I just can't be bothered. I sleep my normal sleep at night and awaken refreshed. I do swipe the 70/30 over my thyroid area.
It is logical that the DMSO could improve your thyroid test results, but using ivermectin on your thyroid nodules is confusing? They are not caused by infection, they are caused by inflammation, ivermectin has no anti-inflammatory action that I am aware of.
Also, ivermectin doesn't cause neurological damage because it doesn't cross the blood-brain barrier (BBB). DMSO carries other molecules across the BBB. It's not clear if DMSO would transport ivermectin across the BBB where it could cause neurological adverse reactions. Until AMD clarifies the situation, I would recommend to proceed with caution.
Here is a study discussing ivermectin and the BBB.
"Ivermectin is not thought to readily cross the blood-brain barrier in humans as it is excluded by a P-glycoprotein drug pump (mdr-1).6 Therefore, it has been considered to be free of the potential to cause neurological adverse drug reactions, except in situations of overdose."7,8
Serious Neurological Adverse Events after Ivermectin...
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5929173/
I also have hypo thyroid and took Synthroid for a while which helped a lot. But I did not want to stay on synthetic medicine. I started taking Dr. Ardis’s thyroid complete, iodine from kelp, and selenium as he recommended on thedoctorardisshow.com. He has teaching videos which support his choices. So far so good.
Link to Ardis didn’t work…?
You might look up BEC5, curaderm…
AMD— one issue you have not touched on much but I’ve been wondering about what you might have observed: dermatological and hair follicle effects of Covid and the vaccine. We have started going out and meeting more people, at weddings etc. and keep running into women who recount hair falling out/some special diagnosis that has increased dramatically in the last few years. In my experience dermatologists were among the few who did not lie about Covid and vaccine side effects—some really ugly skin conditions. I suspect that because these are minor compared to myocarditis, GBS, tinnitus etc., no one is collecting much evidence other than shingles on the injected arm. But I recall seeing a Spanish website in 2021 which collected clips from all around the world… Skin is often the window to broader health— so would be interested in your or any other perspectives. Thank you.
I spent 2 months subjected to hospital covid protocols (including 35 days on a ventilator) the winter of 21/22. I came home early February. By mid-March, I started shedding my hair at an alarming rate. I lost about 70% of it over the next few months. I bought a wig because I was worried I’d lose all. Thankfully, I’d had a lot of hair to begin with, but it was very alarming. Also thankfully, it has filled in again.
Congratulations on surviving your 2 month covid hospital stay, that's not easy to do. God must be looking out for you.
Yes! It is only by the grace of God that I survived, and I am so thankful that I still get to be here for my husband and 2 kids!
Wow. You went through the wringer. God was with you. 🙏🏻. I found out that any shock, like what you went through, sudden diet changes, surgery, etc can cause hair loss for a time. Going keto gave me hair loss. I’m not keto anymore. Caused major damages long term along with the persistent fasting and intermittent fasting. Healing now. I lost hair after a hip replacement due to a fall.
The explanation I was given was that the extreme stress of going through such a medical experience caused the hair loss.
There's a whole article he did on skin issues which also includes hair
https://open.substack.com/pub/amidwesterndoctor/p/dmso-revolutionizes-skin-care-and?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
Thanks, but this article is about DMSO – – I was wondering about Covid and VAX side effects. I know there was a tremendous article sorting through shedding experiences, but the skin and scalp effects are probably very common while remaining largely under the radar in the public space.
There are nuggets of info everywhere and connections can be made. I never discount anything. I saved info on IVM and fenbendazole for cancer just in case. My husband has now had 2 all clear and in remission bladder cancer scopes this year due to my just reading something interesting with no cancer in sight at the time. Cheers, RS.
It's 5G and WIFI
A factor that is rarely considered as 5G and covid both came online in 2020.
Another astonishingly large compilation of very relevant information AMD. I am only one of many who are very grateful for all you have done. It is noteworthy, in my mind, that so many of the uses of DMSO you have described are actually 'intuitive', and it really becomes incredible when considering that these treatments were purposefully hidden from general use for reasons related likely to simple greed by PHARMA. Well done, and many thanks, AMD.
Thanks; I try!
Thanks again for this article on DMSO, it propelled me into using the DMSO orally. It is very strange that it didn't do much for my legs which I took the skin off, when I tried to use the treadmill without assistance from my daughter. She was using some other things, which may have stopped the healing. She used some DMSO she had, which I don't believe was very good. Then I bought some DMSO you recommended from Amazon. She used it for a week and one of my calves was still swollen; and the other calf is normal. So, I decided to start using the DMSO orally. Its been 9 weeks of sitting, which isn't good, but its painful to walk.
Hi again Barbara, I was thinking again about you saying that one calf is swollen while the other calf is not. A swollen calf can be a sign of a deep vein thrombosis (DVT). 9 weeks is a long time for your calf to be swollen just from an injury. Have you seen a doctor about your swollen calf?
A few months ago, I also had a similar problem with my left leg. The ankle and calf would swell immediately upon rising and morning shower.
Because I had a problem with an ulcer between my big toe and the neighboring one, I cut out the toe area of my sneakers. Which is now gone after treating it with DMSO and ivermectin cream.
Well, one day while cooking, a very heavy and sharp knife fell on the big toe. Immediately my sneaker filled with blood.
Oh no, now what? I hobbled to the bathroom and blotted the blood from my toe, and held some gauze there to stem the flow.
Finally I was able to get a bandage on it. After cleaning up the blood and washing my sneaker, I filled a small tub with warm water and Epsom salts, removed the bandage and soaked my feet for about 20 minutes.
Applied a new bandage and patted on some DMSO on my calves and around the wounded toe. (Been doing that for about a year now, patting DMSO on my calves, and my varicose veins have greatly diminished.) Went to bed and hoped for the best.
Well the next morning, to my surprise. Skinny ankle and no swollen calf. And it's been like that every day since. I call that a miracle.
Read midwesterndoctor,com very closely for about the umteeth time and started doing the DMSO orally. I also am taking quite a bit of Golden Seal Root. My daughter and i went to Prime IV to get an injection of NAD and another one with Vitamin C and amino acids. I am very careful diet wise...eat no dairy, grains; and no processed food. My daughter says that the swelling has gone down a bit; and since I have not been walking much for 9 weeks..my lymphatic system has been effected. We did some grounding today...and it seemed to help. I sunbathe for at least 30 - 40 minutes daily...and I am totally into prayer. My physician is the Great Physician...and I have seen all kinds of natural healings in my life.
The legs healed. it takes longer, when you are in your nineties. I got back to walking again, after a little over 2 months.. and worked up to 60 minutes in about a week ; and now in 17 days, since I started, I am back to doing an hour of fast walking daily.
Barbara, as an older person myself, I recognize how frustrating decreased circulation in the lower extremities can be. I too have delayed wound healing on my lower extremities. But, a lower extremity wound is the perfect case for topical DMSO use. There is no good argument for oral use in your case. In fact, you will achieve higher tissue levels of DMSO where it is needed with topical use, without the potential side effects of systematic use. I hope AMD replies to your comment.
I am dealing with a daughter who has been helping me. Started using a good source of DMSO, then saw the legs didn't change...and even looked worse. So, she stopped all the things she was using. She is now just using some kind of honey. Perhaps, it is just taking longer, because i am over 90.
If the skin is still broken another option is a premade chlorine dioxide solution called Citderm from frontier pharmaceuticals.com. I spray Citderm (chlorine dioxide) on my wounds and my animals. My dog had a nodule on her back and I sprayed the chlorine dioxide first, then DMSO and then a dab of safeguard (Fenbendazole). The nodule is almost gone! She enjoys the process.
Thank you for your information. I will tell my daughter, she is my personal assistant...and has been doctoring me, since I fell off the treadmill.
frontierpharmaceuticals.com
Thanks will check it out!
https://frontierpharm.com/
Clicked on pharmaceuticals.com...and it came out Domain for sale.
We will check it out, if what we are doing now doesn't work.
It says on the bottle that DMSO could irritate the skin...so my daughter stopped it, when the skin looked worse. I am taking it orally as the midwesterndoctor.com had many testimonials from people that are using it orally.
I am an avid reader of the MWD substack. I'm always interested in regenerative healing and natural therapies. I decided to drill down on some of this content further as it relates to the aspect of causing stem cells to more efficiently become kidney cells. This is a topic I am keenly interested in. I share with the group here that my family uses an excellent anti-inflammatory therapy that has long term been proven beneficial through my family's experience as being good for people with kidney struggles. We are going to start topical application of DMSO over the kidneys to see if this helps the selection of stem cells to grow new kidney cells.
We started sourcing turmeric organic root from https://www.whiterabbitorganic.com/ a couple of years ago. The quality of the product from them is the most excellent. Upon ordering, we receive a day or two after a box of the freshest turmeric you have ever seen. We wash it, put it through a super angel juicer, and then put the juice into ice cube trays. This is then frozen. This method is excellent for preservation of the natural quality of the fresh product.
The cubes are then doled out one or two cubes at a time in a small glass of water, perhaps 10oz. The taste is excellent and will also settle one's stomach.
I cannot strongly enough recommend this supplier for turmeric. I have no affiliation with them other than am a loyal and longtime customer who is very happy with their product.
Tracy, would you share any insights or information you have about kidneys and DMSO, stem cells for kidneys, etc.
I have been a many year customer of White Rabbit and personally attest to their integrity.
OFF TOPIC DMSO CURE — WART
Steady application of 99% DMSO has reduced a wart invading the nailbed of my thumb to nearly nothing (best in many years), a 30 year problem.
I now hope that DMSO can cure it, something even an injected chemotherapy drug failed to do (the wart just regrew itself over ensuing months).
Who knows what *internal* oddities might behave similarly?
I will echo this. I've been applying a 50% solution with organic castor oil for 3 weeks now, to a few small moles with some skin tags around it. The skin tags are finally just falling off and the moles are getting smaller. I havent tried 99% but may try it.
I've been using 70% DMSO gel and oregano oil (2x per week) on some moles. I *carefully* apply the dmso and then the oregano oil on top. That oregano oil is no joke!
It's been about 3 months now, and the moles are almost gone.
I've been wanting to try Oregano oil but haven't yet. I'll get some. My moles are still there although smaller.
It takes time, but I've gotten every report I've received compiled in this thread:
https://www.midwesterndoctor.com/p/the-remarkable-history-and-safety/comments
are you saying that you do this, or are you asking people to do it?
both. If other poeple do it, it saves me time and increases the likilihood it will end up there
Not gonna go to some other platform. I focus my time in a few places.
Thank you, thank you, thank you. 🙏
I’ve been reading articles everywhere about gut issues, but no one seems to include microscopic or lymphocytic colitis… a diagnosis I just received a couple of weeks ago. I’m supposed to see the G.I. doctor at the end of the month where I heard a rumor that it’s a 12 week regimen of steroids. I want nothing to do with this! I have since started a carnivore diet with extremely minimal vegetables and one meal a day. I know that this takes months to heal or go into remission, but will DMSO help this? and if so, how do I take it?
I have had MC for three years.
I would encourage you to check out the https://www.microscopiccolitisfoundation.org/ website as it contains a wealth of information. Also it might be of interest to you to peruse the MC forum (from the website, in the white area at the top of the page, hover on "support", and from the drop down menu, select "MC forum". You will have to create an account to gain access. This forum is extremely well structured and easy to navigate. Just so you know, I searched the entire forum for "DSMO" with zero returns.
I will tell you that my goal is to heal the cause of MC but so far have only been able to manage the symptoms by a restrictive diet.
I have tried Budesonide, pepto-bismo protocol, biophoton light therapy, and muscle testing for food sensitivity. Currently, I am receiving ultraviolet blood irradiation (UBI) treatment (six weekly treatments completed) and starting a once a month maintenance treatment.
I plan on discussing DSMO with my UBI treatment provider.
DMSO is not a mainstream treatment. That’s why I’m here. I have been reading about it from Midwestern doctor for several months. I will more than likely be trying the oral method as soon as I can get my hands on some. I have decided that I don’t trust anything mainstream medicine at this point-I was a military medic and I was a product of mainstream medicine. I have been the governments guinea pig long enough.
I appreciate your efforts to answer my questions and I clicked on your link and see that it is mostly medications, which I have worked very hard over the past year to get off of. I want to avoid any medication at all cost. Or until I’m so miserable, which I hope I don’t ever see… that I have no choice. I wish you the best in your healing journey.
I'm sorry that you did not find the link helpful. I've not had the same experience with it as you as MC foundation link discusses many topics such as disease description, symptoms, prevalence, research, FAQ, using medications, using diet changes and so on. I wouldn't go so far as to say that they are anti-standard medicine but recognize that for some people it may be beneficial. Within the MC Forum there is much discussion on the lack of medical training and research in MC.
The forum is a great resource for diet suggestions to achieve remission and to read others MC stories. They stress that everyone is different and what works for one may not work for you. For me, it was comforting to know that I wasn't alone in this journey and to read others stories actually was extremely helpful and even encouraging. It helped me to be grateful - I developed this disease at the age of 69 - instead of 19.
I do not take any pharmaceuticals but only supplements and most of my medical providers are non-standard, holistic, and do not take insurance.
Again, I'm sorry that my information sharing was not of some help to you.
I read all the way through this looking for some mention of MC. I was diagnosed 6 years ago and treated with Budesonide. It began to work almost immediately, but I’ve had some flares since. What is most important is to taper off gradually. The prescription is 9mg (three capsules) per day. The first time I went cold turkey, per the doctor, and it returned as bad as ever. Then I tried tapering on my own schedule, and it has more or less worked. I two weeks each on 9mg, 6mg and 3 mg per day.
I haven’t even bothered to ask my doctor about DMSO, but did try 70% topical during a recent flare. It did not seem to help, but I may try an oral dose if it flares again.
Thank you for your input. I really appreciate it. However, I have no interest in budesonide. Steroids just do too much damage. I have recently lost 45 pounds (not due to this disease, but before that) and I have no desire to gain. It has proven over and over again to cause bone density issues, puffiness in the face, weight gain, and I just don’t want to do that.
Bone density is a major factor, especially in women. My understanding is that it may occur after long term - several years - usage.
I’ll be ending my six week taper this week and plan to stay off until the next flare. You might decide to not rule it out entirely, as the benefits are almost immediate and the serious effects might be avoided when only used as needed. But either way, best wishes.
My sister was on prednisone for years for rheumatoid arthritis. Caused much damage. Then cancer treatment and the final damage was the first Covid jab. Gone within 3 weeks.
Hi Leiah, do you have any pets?
I have two cats who were both recently treated for parasites. That was my first instinct when I started having issues. I had them tested and treated, and then I went and got tested at my clinic. I was negative.
This article you have quoted is dated back to 2014 and does not suggest that we as humans likely have them. It suggests that we could potentially have them. There’s a difference.
“Helminths can cause disease in both cats and, potentially, their human families. Reducing parasitism in cats serves both feline and public health. CAPC offers specific strategies to protect cats from parasites year-round through the recommendations published at capcvet.org.”
If you were tested at any of the big labs the testing was inadequate. Do some internet research on this and you will see what I'm talking about.
The quote you posted says: “Helminths can cause disease in both cats and, potentially, their human families."
That is from the experts at the Companion Animal Parasite Council.
Cats lick themselves, and then they lick their fur, depositing the helminth eggs on their fur. When one pets their cat the eggs are transferred to the hands. I realize that this information is unpleasant to think about, but don't shoot the messenger.
Wasn’t aiming for the messenger. Just merely pointing it out. thank you for the information. it’s definitely worth looking.
I assume you are suggesting the MC might actually be due to parasites from the pets. My husband and I are experiencing chronic diarrhea and have 4 cats. I’m the one who cleans the litterboxes. Our 2 kids living with us and handling the cats seem unaffected. I’m doubting parasites in our case because my husband has been taking 12 mg ivermectin daily for many months now…
Younger people have a stronger immune system and may remain asymptomatic.
Helminths can quickly develop resistance, especially to monotherapy.
DMSO and ivermectin may not mix, I'm waiting for AMD's reply to that very question.
The Companion Animal Parasite Council says most of our cats and dogs have parasites (link below). If our animals have them, then we usually have them too.
Link: https://todaysveterinarypractice.com/parasitology/feline-helminths-capc-recommendations/
How should humans treat parasites they got from their cats?
My husband hasn’t been using DMSO yet, so no worries yet on mixing.
I'm a big fan of ivermectin, but it can cause neurological damage if overused. (link below)
"...it has been considered to be free of the potential to cause neurological adverse drug reactions, except in situations of overdose."7,8
Serious Neurological Adverse Events after Ivermectin—Do They Occur beyond the Indication of Onchocerciasis?
Link: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5929173/
Also wondering how best to treat the cats at home… We can’t really afford to take 4 cats to the vet. Also, I’ve avoided the vet since they want to heavily vaccinate pets in my area.
With parasites there are two treatment options. One is the big pharma drugs like ivermectin, fenbendazole, etc. Second option is the herbal remedies that are equally effective with less side effects, for example black walnut, clove, and wormwood. These will work on family members and pets. Farmers and ranchers don't go to the veterinarian to deworm their animals, they do it themselves. Completely understand about the veterinarians, what a ripoff!
I have been putting CDS in their drinking water for probably a month or two now…
I really don't know much about CDS.
OK, I'm ready to try oral DMSO. Been using topical DMSO at assorted concentrations, including 100%, with no problem; also gel and cream mixtures, and magnesium chloride mixture. For oral use, you barely touched on SIBO; any reports of resolving? I would hope to also treat the collagenous colitis I have suffered for more than 15 years. Any suggestions about dose and length of treatment for these condition?
"the DMSO community has also reported success treating SIBO (small bacterial bowel overgrowth) and leaky gut syndrome with DMSO."
By drinking it dilute to 5% or less? Or was this achieved by injections
Curious about this as well
Thank you for addressing the gut issue! My husband and I both have microscopic colitis. We take 1 tsp a day of DMSO. We will try higher daily doses and perhaps a suppository if I can find one. Thank you for the article!
Do you have any idea what caused your MC? My husband and I both have symptoms of this as well, which makes me think it is caused by something we are both exposed to…
I have no idea what caused it. I don't think regular Md's have any idea either. SF Med suggested in these comments it might be from animals with parasites??
As I have thought about it parasites are killed by using DMSO so I would not think it is parasites causing the symptoms??
I am not aware of any evidence that DMSO has any antiparasitic or antihelminthic actions.
Hi Ann, do you have any pets?
yes cats
Interesting that both of you have the same diagnosis.
The Companion Animal Parasite Council says most of our cats and dogs have helminths, or other parasites (link below). If our animals have them, then we usually have them too.
Link: https://todaysveterinarypractice.com/parasitology/feline-helminths-capc-recommendations/
DMSO gets rid of parasites so I would not think even if my cats had parasites that it would be living in us??
I am not aware of any evidence that DMSO has any antiparasitic or antihelminthic actions.
I am watching Jonathan Ottos regenesisseries.com. Bonus episode 10 states “discover how solvent like DMSO can penetrate parasite defenses, enhancing treatment efficacy without harming healthy cells”
DMSO enhances or potentiates many medications, but it has no antiparasitic action of its own. Also, DMSO carries molecules across the blood-brain barrier(BBB). Some antiparasitic drugs like ivermectin should not cross the BBB as they could cause neurological adverse reactions.
On the DMS Store 100% DMSO...
I travel a fair bit (photographer, travel van), and the stuff freezes at 68°F. Even in summer in the mountains this is a nuisance.
TIP: when opening a bottle, there is a good bit of air space... top it off with distilled water and it greatly reduces the freezing point.
Also of interest is a highly exothermic reaction when adding just that little bit of water; the bottle gets very warm particularly at top where the water first encounters the DMSO.
Physicians and researchers who promote chlorine dioxide solution (CDS) as an “umbrella treatment” warn that DMSO should not be used in an enema, because toxins being excreted from the body via the bowels may be carried into the bloodstream by the DMSO. For example, see the last line of this CDS enema protocol:
https://dioxipedia.com/index.php?title=Protocol_E
And the “Precautions” section of this one:
https://curioushumanproductions.substack.com/p/the-enema-protocol
My experience from looking at the DMSO literature is that:
•Most people copy what other people wrote rather than finding primary sources themselves.
•They normally add in things that sound logical but aren't through they don't actually have a strong basis for (e.g., one popular author says you should not take DMSO if you are on any prescriptions due to the risk for potentiation, which is a safe thing to to say....but omits that most people are on prescriptions so that effectively excludes most people from being able to use DMSO, or that serious issues only occur with a subset of medications and much of it can be mitigated from taking them apart from the medication....all of which is clear to people who use it in practice but not people who read about it and then wanted to have a way to claim authority on the topic by saying things that make sense).
•In the case of DMSO enemas, they are normally only done for specific indications (ie. massive bowel inflammation or a prostate issue) and in those contexts, there is a very good risk reward ratio. It's not recommended as routine general health practice.
•All the people who routinely do DMSO enemas have noticed the primary issue is too high of a concentration irritating the colon rather than signs of endotoxemia.
You've recommended DMSO for hemmorhoids however I was under the impression that it should never be used topically on hemmorhoids since DMSO will send bacteria to the blood. I am having my 3rd hemmorhoid banding in another 10 days. I have avoided using DMSO for it because of the bacteria issue. Can you provide a clarification, pls?
Also, I've been using a 50% topical solution (with organic castor oil) in addition to Tramadol for chronic back pain. It has been so successful that my outside life is improving. Tramadol has worked but it was losing its efficacy over time and DMSO has come to the rescue, thanks to your advice. My pain management doctor is still in disbelief but she's slowly coming around to where she doesn't outright condemn it like my regular doctor does.
Bacteria are way too big for DMSO to transport. If it did that, everyone would get extremely sick from drinking it.
There are numerous inaccuracies within your statement. My experience has been that when that many errors are strung together with absolute certainty, it is normally nearly impossible to reach the person and just ends up eating up a lot of time (which is extremely limited on my end) and doesn't go anywhere. You are welcome to be here, but if you just want to troll for clicks you aren't.
I am inclined to mute his posts as junk cluttering up this forum. Is there a way to do that?
If you go to his profile (cluck on his name in the app), you’ll see a circle with 3 dots in the upper right corner. If you click on those 3 dots, you’ll see a can block or mute that profile. I would think that should keep you from seeing their comments as well.
Thank you.
I don’t follow that individual, but did look at their profile after reading these comments. He/she published a post to their paid subscribers “critiquing” this post of yours on DMSO for gut issues. Thought you should be aware their trolling activities are more than just commenting. They are also subscribed to Dr. Kory’s stack, so probably trolling him as well.
I have noticed a lot of people with small (1-2000) followings have been posting articles saying DMSO is actually bad but you have to pay to find out why or buy the supplement they sell. I tried to reason with a few people who did this before I realized it was not being done in good faith (so they had no interest in listening to anything I said) and then switched to ignoring them.
I hadn’t figured out that they are often trying to scam people out of money, but that makes complete sense.
This is endemic to the internet.
Watch out for name fakers too — people who post the same online name as you but with one extra letter, even a blank space.
Another landmark article. Thank you!
On a personal note... I get shooting pains in the middle of the night from the head of my right 1st metatarsal. No other sn or sx so we conclude it is part of my peripheral neuropathy from chemo 10 years ago.
If I apply ~100% DMSO to the joint, wrap the foot in Saran wrap, and cover with a sock the pain is totally eliminated for the night. (I scrub new Saran with DMSO to remove any surface treatments and rinse/dry it before reuse to remove perspiration toxins.)
If I take 6 tsp of ~100% DMSO orally at bedtime, I do not need the foot application. To prevent tolerance from developing I do not take the oral dose on weekends so I still do the foot application then.
As an aside, I am considering the benefit of a one week DMSO holiday since I have been on it for at least a year now. Any MWD comments?
Jacob's advice was essentially to take a few days off every few weeks to avoid the risk of becoming desenitized to it. There is obviously a massive amount of ambiguity in what that statement meant. Also, rather than seran wraps, cotton gauzes are often advised to keep it on a large area for a prolonged period.
I wouldn't use the Saran wrap, it leaches into your body. For $8 you can buy a Castor Oil Pack Wrap from Amazon. It come with one small and one large wrap. The small one would fit your foot. I use disposable cut up bed pads to line the wrap inside to keep it clean and away from the oils. I use 50% DMSO and castor oil. I think I read that using too much DMSO can actually decrease the effectiveness.
I made an exhaustive study of plastic wraps and their components which I have outlined elsewhere on MWD. I concluded that washed and reused Saran was fit for my purpose at age 82. If I were 32, I might think differently. Of note, there is a pure polyethylene food wrap made in Japan but it is not distributed in the US. There is also pure polyethylene electronics packaging tubing available in the US but a minimum (at least 2 lifetimes) order is over $100.
Good to know. Thank you.
Agreed, I wouldn't use it either.
Maybe I'm overly paranoid but I think DMSO would pull chemicals right out of the saran wrap and that wiping wouldn't help much.
Interesting you can take so much at night. Even a small amount at night keeps me awake.
Interesting. I put DMSO on my foot for some arch pain before bed this week. I slept more fitful. May have to run an experiment. I’ve been using DMSO and after it dries, apply my red light. Seems to help. AMD promised some info on red light use with DMSO at some time.
I put it on my neck at night and I still seem able to sleep. But a teaspoon internally in the evening keeps me awake.
You are not overly paranoid.
You don’t have any problems at night having to get up to use the bathroom? I have read that DMSO can act as a diuretic. How much liquid to you dilute 6 tsp of DMSO?
I get up every night once - after all I am 82. The DMSO doesn't seem to make a difference for me. I'm sure everybody is different so the logical course is to start low, titrate up, and see what happens.
As I recall MWD's recommendation is add at least 4 times as much water as DMSO for a 20% maximum solution strength.
I am fortunate in that for me this mix has a vaguely chemical sweet taste - not at all objectionable.
What about the objectionable body odor? I can’t smell it but others can. Even been told the house smells of it!
We are all different. Maybe the fact that it tastes OK to me means little body or breath odor. A have asked a number of people who will tell me the truth if they notice a smell in the house. Only one reported a slight odor.
You give and you get. At 82 my sleep is critical to my health so preventing the shooting pains is more important than minor odor.
Out of curiosity I asked grok about dealing with garlic odors when company is coming. It suggested:
1. Ventilation: Open windows and turn on exhaust fans to air out the space. Fresh air dilutes and removes garlic odor fastest.
2. Boil Neutralizing Agents: Simmer a pot of water with 1 cup vinegar, a few cloves, or a sliced lemon for 10-15 minutes. These absorb and neutralize odors. Add cinnamon or vanilla for a pleasant scent.
3. Baking Soda: Place bowls of baking soda or activated charcoal in affected areas to absorb lingering odors overnight.
4. Coffee Grounds: Spread used coffee grounds on a tray to absorb some of the garlic smell, though this is less effective than baking soda.
5. Scented Cover: Use natural air fresheners like essential oil diffusers (lavender, eucalyptus, or citrus) or simmer herbs like rosemary to mask the smell with a stronger, pleasant aroma.
6. Most Effective Combo: Ventilate immediately, boil vinegar with lemon, and place baking soda bowls overnight. This tackles the odor at its source while neutralizing and masking it.
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Any available information on oral DMSO for BPH and excessive night time urination?
I have been using DMSO for several issues over the last few months and am consistently amazed by its efficacy. My son had been suffering from a recurring scalp infection for years. We had tried so many alternative treatments! Two rounds of Rx antibiotics helped temporarily, but the infection would come back after 2 weeks. Before he left for college, I gave him a spray bottle of 50% DMSO combined with Lugols iodine, colloidal silver, and cassia hydrosol. I threw everything I had at it!! He said two applications of the spray has been enough to clear it by 90%. He was really impressed with how quickly it worked.
Hi there Doctor, thank you so much for all of the information you’ve been posting about DMSO.
I’ve used it for muscle pain and it’s been astonishing how quickly and thoroughly it worked. I’ve tried it again for something else now.. tinnitus.
I’ve had this for years but this year it went off the scale in one ear. A really, really loud “static” sound which sounded and felt like my brain was fizzing. I was getting desperate as it wasn’t something I could distract myself from and the sound relief app in my phone wasn’t loud enough to cover it.
I’m only 4 days in but it’s receded into a different league. For most of the day it’s barely noticeable and one morning I woke up to silence! I thought at first I’d suddenly gone deaf until a heard birds singing.
I can’t begin to explain the relief, even if it stays at this level it’s a win for me. I was told by a consultant there was nothing that could be done about it so I am deeply grateful I came across you and your wonderful work giving these health treasures the light of day. Thank you.
Yes of course. I’m using a DMSO solution made up of 50% DMSO and 50 % pure distilled water. I’ve sprayed this inside my ear, on the side of my neck and the back of my neck just under the scalp line. (my neck has an issue too) It’s definitely working for me, the tinnitus hasn’t yet gone but it’s massively improved.
I’ve had no bad reactions to it but it’s always wise to patch test and as is always said consult with a professional if in doubt.
Can you describe how you are using DMSO for tinnitus? Thanks!
Medicine Girl has blocked me from seeing her posts and commenting on them. Today, I pointed out how weak and biased her screed against DMSO - Disastrous DMSO and attacks on people who are sharing the benefits of it. I returned to see further comments and found my comments were deleted and I was blocked. She surely is pro-freedom of choice and speech isn't she? 🤣
My attempted comment: "Interesting how Medicine Girl ❤️ comments that claim DMSO doesn't work but ignores those that claim it does work. Biased much?"
And then in response to someone saying DMSO being popularized to poison people:
A Midwestern Doctor
The Forgotten Side of Medicine
7h
DMSO is being popularized because I decided it was a good area to focus my time on, and the case I made went viral so other people adopted it as well (primarily because it helped them).
I made the decision to popularize it because:
•It is widely available and costs nothing, so it is very accessible.
•It has fairly low toxicity (much lower than most commonly available medications) so it was unlikely to hurt people who took it.
•The effects it has are often rapid and dramatic for issues which are otherwise incurable.
•There is a massive volume of evidence supporting its use.
•The FDA waged a massive battle against it for decades despite widespread protest from the Congress, the public, and the scientific community.
•DMSO eventually became almost entirely forgotten.
Put differently my motivation for spending the last year of my life on this and burning the candle on both ends was:
•This will help a lot of people.
•It will likely help enough people to go viral.
•If it goes viral, it will give people tangible proof they can directly relate to that the FDA has a longstanding precedent of acting against their interest.
•This is a critical time to expose these types of issues, because while MAHA is in power, there is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to end the medical BS I've had to watch and accept for my entire life.
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These were the comments I left:
Few points:
•If you read the comments on here, many people have shared they've had positive or life-changing responses to DMSO and no toxicity. Each time, the author responded by dismissing their experiences and saying they didn't count.
•In the earlier version of this article, I gently pointed out why some of the claims were inaccurate or misinterpretations. She refused to listen to them and instead attacked me for being a brainwashed doctor.
•While DMSO has side effects, they are minor and manageable if it is used correctly. I've hence spent an exhaustive amount of time explaining what they are and how to avoid them.
•The toxicity profile of DMSO is much lower than any other drug on the market. Likewise, I've gone through around 5000 reports from readers who used DMSO. In all of that, I've found 2 serious reactions which may or may not have been due to DMSO (both were chronically ill patients who had exacerbations of pre-existing severe toxicity in their system which may have been mobilized by DMSO or may have occurred concurrently---both of which are common issues in these patients and why it is an art to give any type of therapeutic intervention to them).
•Many points of the narrative given here are directly in contradiction to what the primary sources tell. DMSO, the Persecuted Drug (which can be found online) is the best counterpoint to this narrative.
This authors brand is telling that common natural therapies are actually super toxic, so she is forced to hold to that position regardless of the evidence to the contrary.
Medicine Girl
5h
Since you are representing DMSO, you are a pharmaceutical representative, pure and simple and by definition as a medical doctor indoctrinated into the system so let’s get that out-of-the-way first.
Second let’s look at the word you keep throwing around: “works.” In practice, that usually means shutting down symptoms and signals and bypassing the body’s own repair systems. Antibiotics “work” by forcing bacteria into persister states and destroying the microbiome, which sets people up for recurring infections and long-term imbalance. Morphine “works” by numbing pain while creating dependence and withdrawal, never addressing why the pain exists. Blood pressure medication “works” by lowering numbers on a chart while silently destroying the kidneys. Calling that healing is sleight of hand.
Now, to DMSO. It is a pharmaceutical solvent, manufactured, patented, and marketed by the pharmaceutical industry as a cash cow. Clearly they have it in their budget to pay people to promote it, doctors are great at this as people
Love to follow their sage advice.
The fact that it is also an industrial byproduct doesn’t vanish just because people say they “felt better.” People felt better on thalidomide, fen-phen, and hormone replacement therapy too—until the long-term fallout couldn’t be ignored. Popular and safe are not the same thing.
And the toxicity question isn’t hypothetical. The FDA’s own FAERS database reports 21 deaths associated with DMSO as of June 30, 2025, out of about 216 total adverse event reports. These are associations, not causation, but they are on the record. So the idea that DMSO has never killed anyone is already false by FDA’s own data.
The structural danger of DMSO is baked in. It doesn’t just act on its own—it drags whatever it touches directly into the bloodstream. That is not a “manageable side effect.” That is a Trojan horse. Brushing this aside because some people report short-term relief is exactly how dangerous products stay alive.
On the talking points:
“Thousands of positive comments and no toxicity”? That’s survivorship bias. People who crash often don’t comment—or they don’t connect the crash to the solvent they rubbed on their skin.
“I gently corrected the author and she wouldn’t listen”? Ad hominems about being a “brainwashed doctor” are not data. Show controlled evidence, not character attacks.
“Only two serious reactions out of 5,000 reports”? That’s a self-reported, self-selected sample with no denominator, no controls, and “may or may not be DMSO” built in. It proves nothing about safety.
And “DMSO, the Persecuted Drug” is not a counterpoint, it’s advocacy. It markets a narrative. It doesn’t resolve the carrier risk, the purity problem, or the long-term consequences.
My position is straightforward. People deserve to see the side that gets buried. If your definition of “works” is just muting symptoms, then by that standard every poison in history qualifies as medicine. I am not here to sell poison as healing. I am here to put the truth on the table.
A Midwestern Doctor
The Forgotten Side of Medicine
3h
1) Many of your arguments are true for the majority of pharmaceuticals and doctors, so I understand why it is natural to juxtapose them to DMSO.
2) Most pharmaceutical drugs work by inhibiting enzymes and hence by suppressing symptoms. I agree with you that that is generally not good to do for promoting healing.
3) Most of DMSO's mechanisms of actions are not related to triggering receptors or inhibiting enzymes, so the previous is not applicable to it. That is also why it has such a broad range of applications rather than just specific diseases where specific receptors are applicable.
4) In my articles, I have compiled thousands of studies now that are sorted and explained. Other people found them convincing. You are welcome to read through them if you want. I can't repaste 200,000 words here in comments plus article links and debate them.
5) From the very start, I've repeatedly emphasized the importance of it being a solvent and it being important to both apply it to clean skin and be careful what it is mixed with or comes into contact with. That said, poisoning from DMSO carrying a chemical is very rare, and I've only come across a few reports of it.
6) The fundamental misunderstanding here is that DMSO is not a cash cow. The pharmaceutical industry and the FDA buried, it costs next to nothing, it's off patent and it kills the market for a lot of profitable drugs billions are spent on each year. The only use of DMSO in mainstream medicine (outside of a costly interstitial cystitis treatment where it is put into the bladder) is to mix it with other drugs to make them work better (or work at all). Many products like this exist, DMSO is never discussed as the active ingedient (it's just mentioned in a footnote) and all the references treat DMSO as a non-toxic inert additive. I believe this is because DMSO alone cannot be patented or monetized, so the only way it makes sense for a company to promote it is if the combine it with a patentable formulation for a specific disease.
7) When DMSO originally came out in the 1960s, the pharamaceutical industry was very excited about it and spent a lot of money on clinical trials for it because it was the most demanded drug in America (so they saw they could make a lot of money off it). After that the FDA shut it down, with the pharmaceutical industry gradually joining it, and the industry attitude towards DMSO became keeping it off the market so that it would not compete with their drugs.
8) You can't make money off selling DMSO. It is an over the counter supplment sold all over the place for animal use which is 20 dollars a bottle which will last for a year. There are no margins on that, and I do not affiliate sell any brand. I specifically avoided selling a brand so I would not be accused of doing this as a grift.
9) I went through the FAERS data and discussed each case in the article on DMSO safety. The key point Geoff Pain did not mention are:
•Most drugs have way more deaths.
•In give or take every case, DMSO had been mixed with something else, and most were IV infusions (typically stem cells which can cause issues given IV). For example. DMSO is mixed with a polymer to patch bleeding vessels from the inside of the body, which while lifesaving, always carries major risk. He did not go through the FAERS reports, he just said, see DMSO kills people and gave no context.
10) DMSO comes from many sources in nature including wood pulp. The wood pulp company that made DMSO was initially very excited they had discovered a blockbuster drug, then shelved it once they got FDA pushback. This is different than fluoride where there was a toxic byproduct the industry could not deal with and fought the public and the government for decades to fully legalized it so they would not have to deal with disposing of it. Additionally, the best quality DMSO is not sourced from wood pulp because it is not as high purity as the petroleum distillates. It's a very simply compound that has many ways to produce it.
11) The survivorship bias is not applicable to something that doesn't kill people. I regularly get people who comment to say it didn't help them (around 10% of responses--which is in line with what Stanley Jacob observed) , and the side effects reported are virtually all identical to what was found in the DMSO literature for decades.
The basic issue is that DMSO is really helping a lot of people, so when you put something like this out that says it's super toxic and will kill you but provide no context, it's sensationalistic fear which gets your traffic but also:
•Gives people a lot of uncessary stres and anxiety
•Kills the longterm trust in your brand (as you are saying people's positive experiences are coincidences that are in their heads---something doctors also do, and failing to provide robust evidence for your position).
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I left this comment recently. She understandably didn't listen, but I thought it was an amazing case study.
I made a decision to avoid promoting this article in anyway to avoid contaminating or biasing the sample with proDMSO voices because I felt it would be an excellent natural experiment (due to you casting a wide net to solicit adverse reactions to DMSO and simultaneously antagonizing a lot of people who had benefitted from DMSO with your inflammatory and dismissive language).
I gave this a month and then today went through and sorted every comment you received which pertained to direct experiences with DMSO. Of the 99 responses received which appeared to discuss direct experiences with DMSO:
•64 were positive reports, 81% of which an AI system characterized as “profound” improvements.
•17 suggested a positive direct experience, but did not explicitly state so in the comment.
•2 were impossible to determine if a benefit, harm or no effect occurred.
•6 stated no benefit occurred. However, most of these were for conditions where DMSO is known not to work (and hence not advised).
•2 implied no benefit occurred, but it was unclear.
•12 individuals reported tolerable and temporary reactions which are known side effects of DMSO, 7 of whom were also included in one of the previous tallies (e.g., someone who benefitted from it noticed there was a tolerable rash).
•3 individuals reported more severe reactions. Two of these were tolerable and temporary, while the third resulted from DMSO being combined with oregano oil.
For context, that equates to a 91% success rate (and much higher if you remove the instances where DMSO is not recommended for the specific ailment). Likewise, 14% reported adverse responses, most of which were minor and had no consequence besides the individual not wanting to continue the therapy.
Put differently from a sample of user experiences which was designed to be highly biased towards DMSO, you demonstrated that it's safety and efficacy is much higher than any other therapy on the market. However, when individuals reported positive responses, your consistent choice was to gaslight them.
Finally, the worse reaction someone had was when it was combined with oregano oil. I personally use and prescribe oregano oil and think it's lovely when used appropriately, but also quite strong and irritating. I hence found it noteworthy that, to the best of my knowledge, the only therapy you have ever endorsed on here, which you described as a panacea and heavily downplayed any adverse reactions from (despite it being strong enough that it will cause issues if used incorrectly). For context, the LD50 for oral oregano oil is 748–1,556 mg/kg in rats, whereas DMSO's LD50 is 14,500. I have no issue with oregano oil, but it is much more toxic than many of the other therapies I've seen you attack (ie. it's 10-20 times more toxic than DMSO).
This was very helpful. However, one issue that I am still unclear about is how DMSO interacts with the microbiome and long term gut health. At this point, I don't want to do anything that would negatively impact all the work I've done to facilitate a healthy gut. Is DMSO neutral to gut health? Is if possibly negative? Or is it positive? And if it is positive, what are the mechanisms of action?
No one has reported an issue but it has never been studied.
Thanks for this.
I have similar questions and it's so hard to find the answers.
I wonder about interactions with supplements (rather than prescriptions and OTCs) and if it's temporary or long term, as well as how long before I notice a difference. I'm still working through the rest of AMD's DMSO articles to see if I missed anything though.
I am especially interested in what the mechanism of action is if the impact on the microbiome is largely positive. Does this mean it can be taken prophylactically in a situation where foreign travel is involved.
I have suffered from a bout of diverticulitis for about 3 weeks now after eating (regrettably) Chia seeds....I haven't had an issue in about 19 years, so honestly haven't thought about it but now I know Chia Seeds are the Spawn of Satan for my gut!! I have been applying DMSO to my abdomen...I think it has helped....but still situation is not totally resolved,, although the acute pain of a fes weeks ago has resolved so I think the Chia Seeds are hopefully gone. Any advice to improve my GI state would be greatly appreciated! I'm eating very little, paranoid of introducing anything to gut....drinking protein smoothies. but definitely feel a bit malnourished. Thanks in advance MWD!!!!
I have a question regarding DMSO and my kidneys. Is it possible to email you directly or should I post my question online
We are following your work very closely and currently using full strength DMSO topically (lower belly) to help treat hemorrhagic radiation cystitis (along with HBOT - second round after recovery 1 yr ago) any suggestions on using DMSO - for bladder - would oral be better?
From "Dr. Atkins’ vita-nutrient solution : nature’s answer to drugs" (1998; yes, THAT Dr. Atkins. Grammar police take note: the improper capitalization is [sic], copied direct from title page of the ebook. Indeed, if you wish to split hairs, "Atkins'" is also incorrect possessive.)
"DMSO compares very favorably with the popular ulcer drug cimetidine. In one experiment, 220 people with a duodenal ulcer began to take 500 mg of DMSO orally every day. By the end of the study they had fewer than half of the ulcer recurrences experienced by people taking cimetidine alone."
Atkins's text is a guide to supplements, so it only devoted a page or two to DMSO. It's likely, but I haven't checked, that the study Atkins references has been cited by AMD too.
Having learned more about DMSO since then (mostly from AMD's article series), I would like to point out that 500 mg = 0.5 ml/cc (liquid), roughly ten DROPS. Compared to most doses of DMSO, that is a tiny amount.
In the human studies linked in AMD's article, the DMSO dose used in the vast majority is 500mg 4 times daily. That is 0.45ml 4 times daily. That's a total daily dose of less than half a tsp. This small dose was quite effective.
Then in the dosing section of her essay she recommends 1 to 6 tsp orally, twice daily, without much explanation for the large increase in dose. So far, I do not see where the safety of these high oral doses has been established?
The other thing I have not seen provided is any long term safety data, other than anecdotal.
Is there evidence for DMSO in CFS/ME?
If anyone has success in creating DMSO suppositories, please share whether you used cocao butter, coconut butter or coconut oil and how you proceeded. Thanks!
MWD - I am trying to save my gallbladder. I am hypothyroid (Hasimotos and thyroidectomy) and have had a "sluggish sludgey" gallbladder for quite some time. I've used herbs, watched my diet, and homeopathic remedies and that has worked well up until recently, where I can only describe my gallbladder as "angry" following losing some weight. Is there a way we could have a conversation about this?
Probably, but there is a long backlog of topics I want to cover.
Yes! Absolutely and I look forward to and appreciate you covering all of them! The information you give humanity is amazing and life changing. I need help now with my gallbladder and would love to do a virtual appt or email conversation. I know probably everyone says this, but I really do promise to be quick! I am determined to avoid surgery.
Could DMSO help to resolve colon polyps? I have to have a colonoscopy yearly because I keep making so many polyps! It would be wonderful not to have to do this at 73 yrs old!
No idea; I have not read any reports discussing this.
I’ve been taking a tsp of DMSO daily all year. My colonoscopy is in November. If I have no polyps, I’ll let you know. Last year I had 21!!😰
Your articles are amazing! Keep up the good work!
I think many people would be interested in the outcome of how DMSO affected any polps. So, please share info in November.
I surely will!
Thanks Doc! Excellent article.
How do you handle the oral use bad breath? I dilute it in coffee. I use xylitol mints afterwards but not sure if that works. I have a peptic ulcer that I handle mainly by DGL, a super clean diet and some Pepcid at night. I don’t have the burning and such anymore but I was also acutely anemic at the time. That has improved and after iron infusion the gastric symptoms disappeared. I’m reluctant to get another endo as I would just get the same PPI Rx which I do not take. I want to start the oral DMSO again. I’m not sure if I have low acid. I take Pepcid intermittently but I don’t want to lower valuable stomach acid either which has its own downstream digestive and nutrient absorption issues. I think the ulcer is from some aspirin use that seemed to be the only thing that worked for some pain issues last year. It’s been months since I took any. I don’t want to gross out people with my breath or I just may say to hell with it and continue. Any ideas?
That will be covered in a future article but essentially:
•Higher quality brands have less DMS and less odor.
•Breath mints are often used for this.
•There are other things people have found mixing with DMSO sometimes reduces the odor.
•If you increase the oxidative capacity of the body (or take CDS concurrently) this helps.
•I suspect that a lot of the odor issues originate from gut dysbiosis since certain bacteria metabolize DMSO to DMS.
Due to the last 2 points, individuals sometimes find as they use DMSO and their health improves, DMSO odor improves.
I don’t find an odor on my breath but it permeates from the skin. I thought tart cherry concentrate was helping. But my daughter came for a visit and immediately smelled it on me & the house! I have contemplated going up in dosage (using 2 tsp as of now orally) as I haven’t seen any help with my rheumatoid arthritis.
So you can use CDS and DMSO at the same time?
Yes. Dr. Andreas Kalcker has an eye protocol that uses chlorine dioxide DMSO and saline mixed together.
I mix my DMSO in diluted pomegranate juice and this seems to drastically reduce the odor. Instead of massive garlic/oyster/BO smell, my family says my breath smells like canned corn.
😀.
Kv labs sells odorless DMSO liquid
KV is “low odor” like the one I purchase now. Not odorless per their ad. But the good doc says that as healing occurs the breath smell may lessen. I have used orange juice to dilute so will go back to that. Thanks.
Thanks again! I'm sure you've mentioned this, but when taking internally should we avoid food, caffeine, even supplements that are not known to be "clean"?
More just to space them out.
30 minutes?
Two hours is recommended for pharmaceuticals. I'm not sure how much less is ideal for other things.
What a wonderful article, as all of yours have been. I would love it if you would put it all into a book!!! My concern is probably one you haven’t come across. As DMSO is a dissolving agent, would it have a dissolving effect on silicone breast implants making this therapy a no-go for the millions of women who have these? Both oral and topical? I have a few issues I’d like to use DMSO for: swollen arthritic weed-pulling index finger, skin spot on cheek and an annoying external hemorrhoid. I feel I have read all of your articles and haven’t come across information addressing this “internal” issue. Thanks.
I found one study where it was shown to reduce the fibrosis around silicon implants in rats without creating side effects. Beyond that, data is not clear. Authors in the DMSO community have stated that it's not an issue because DMSO is heavily diluted by the time it passes through the skin to the breast, but I am not certain if topical DMSO near an implant is risk free for all implants.
I did a little research on various metals and agents and DMSO. I have an upper denture with a silicone lining and I wanted to use the DMSO on a cavity in my lower arch to see if I could heal it. Fortunately silicone is one that has good resistance to DMSO absorption. For whatever that is worth.
Great article, thanks.
Is it safe to use DMSO having had replacement lenses fitted to treat cataracts?
If you mean directly applied to eyes?
NO. DMSO and plastic do not mix.
If you mean taken internally best to wait for AMD's reply.
The conditions that would allow DMSO to react with plastic replacement lenses will not exist in the body without another catalyst.
I found further information that DMSO is used in a seed process of producing the plastic [PMMA] acrylic, which has been used in replacement lenses, but once the plastic is polymerized it will not react at temperatures below 200°C (392°F) at normal pressure.
Thanks for that, I missed the June 21 article. Thanks too for the additional information, it is very reassuring as I had been using DMSO eye drops I had made up with distilled water and they really helped my dry eyes. I will now restart using them.
The June 21, 2025 article has a paragraph and reference link to aao.org that addresses this. https://www.midwesterndoctor.com/p/therapeutic-dmso-combinations-revolutionize
Hi AMD. Thank you for this really helpful article. I am curious how you think about diagnosed Celiac as opposed ti just gluten sensitivity.
I’m on Xarelto a blood thinner. Can I safely take DMSO? I have to take it for life. I keep getting blood clots due to a slight blood clotting disorder they tell me. But I sure could use all the benefits from DMSO. HELP!
Do you recommend taking DMSO as supplement regardless of issues. Prophylactically?
Doctor, I’m on Xarelto a blood thinner. Can I use DMSO SAFELY?
Looking for some clarification regarding mixing DMSO with magnesium chloride, the article refers to 12% magnesium. Is that the total dilution I want to go for, or is that the starting point? Thanks for any info! I just bought some DMSO specifically for my husband to help him with his hair loss, but I’m excited to try it out for myself as well.
Make 12% Mg then use it to dilute DMSO
Thank you so much! And do I use it to dilute the 99.95 DMSO to get it down to 50%? Or do I start with the 50% solution and add the 4 parts magnesium chloride? Again, thank you so much for all your articles’ I’ve been spending hours every morning reading them before my kiddos wake up.
Has anyone used DMSO topically, for gum recession?
Merc Sol 30C is what has worked for me & my animals. I use it in the liquid form (pillettes dissolved in distilled or spring water with about 20% of the water amount being vodka which kills bacteria & preserves the liquid remedy). You can you the pillettes if you prefer; 2 of them at a time would be 1 dose. Take 1 dose every 15 minutes for a total of 3 doses . If you still have symptoms of the UTI, then take 3-4 doses per day until it's cleared up. I usually take it or give it to my animals for another 1-2 days to be sure it's fully clear. If it doesn't work for you, there are other homeopathic remedies for UTI so you can search online for "homeopathic remedies for UTI" to get the info. Hope this works for you as well as it has for my family.
Can topical dmso be used when using a salt water pool if skin is washed prior to application or is there a concern that chlorine or even salt water will be absorbed and potentially cause harm?
Thank you for your deep dives into so many important matters!
How is it used to treat the prostate?
Hi Dr. Mercola I have suffered long standing GI Issues for 25 yrs, I have been treated for SIBO, SIFO, GERD and hemorrhoids, I am also a functional nutritionist and health coach. I was able to heal from other trauma and autoimmunity, and tick borne illness using DNRS, diet, and other brain retaining and therapy. But I still have gut issues every day, because I have literally been on every medication, herbs, and diet protocols I am naturally very skeptical and worried about suffering serious die off. Do you think oral DMSO would be safe and beneficial for me? Thanks for taking time to answer, Lindsey
Please address if safe to use orally and as a mouthwash with mercury "silver" tooth fillings. I cannot find a good answer on this topic, but would really like to use DMSO mouth wash for gingivitis. Thanks
Hi Doc, I am intrigued as I am pretty sure I remember early articles which said in effect " not in the bowel, as absorbtion of dangerous bacteria etc will take place".
Was that a position which changed as you got further along the process of investigation the various uses and treatment areas or did I misunderstand?
Thank you for this article and the incredible amount of research you share in an organized and understandable manner. My son was diagnosed with Crohn's and we have done IV DMSO, IV chelation and IV nutrients/Vit C, Glutathione, Bs, etc. for 6 weeks (not daily) with very little improvement. Is there anything else we can try?
You mentioned SIBO in the beginning.
How does DMSO remove the bacterial overgrowth at the top of the small intestine which is the cause of SIBO?
When you suggest oral administration with water, do you suggest a certain type of water (surely not tap water)?
Also, is there a recommended brand in Canada? 🙏🏼
First of all much gratitude for all this wonderful and relevant info and your tireless efforts Midwestern Doc!
How does one heal from SIBO using DMSO please?
Good Morning Doctor, I’ve attempted to ingest DMSO orally on several occasions as I have autoimmune gastritis and a connective tissue disorder as well as Ledderhose disease.
However each time I try, my husband claims my breath is awful and won’t come near me. Am I taking too much? Is there a trick to taking it that doesn’t make me smell like garlic?
I’m grateful for your work and research. Thank you so much for sharing with all of us!
Dear Doc
where can i find the patented product you refer to for fissures?
Additionally, DMSO can be used to treat rectal fissures (e.g., patented DMSO preparations have been created for this)Additionally, DMSO can be used to treat rectal fissures (e.g., patented DMSO preparations have been created for this)
thank you so much - your work means a great deal:)
No idea; but since the formulation is in the patent I linked to, you can make it yourself.
thank you Doc - however the link goes to a page completely in Russian unless i am missing something. What is the formulation they use?
A couple of days ago, a fellow substacker using the Medicine Girl published an article highly critical of DMSO. I have used a DMSO gel for the past several months to heal 3 diabetic ulcers on my left foot (they are now healed) and have had several DMSO IV infusions in hopes of improving the blood flow in my legs. I was wondering if you had any thoughts on this negative narrative. Thank you very much!
https://medicinegirl.substack.com/p/disastorous-dmso?utm_source=multiple-personal-recommendations-email&utm_medium=email&triedRedirect=true
That article is full of errors and misleading context but she has refused to correct any of them regardless of who asks her to (same issue happened when she's previously posted about it). Her brand is writing about how every natural therapy which helps people is actually poison and you just need to do her detox protocol and avoid toxins.
The key issues with the article:
•Most of the commenters responded and said DMSO really helped them and they've had no side effects for years. She told all of them that they for one reason or another their experience didn't count.
•She's greatly misrepresenting the FAERS data. In almost all of them, it was when IV DMSO was mixed with something else (ie. a polymer to clot life threatening bleeds.. which are high risk situations), and it a lot of other ones another drug was the causaitive agent and DMSO was just listed because they were taking it. The broader context is that there are 20 deaths globally in there over ~40 years. Most drugs have way way more than that (ie. NSAIDs which it replaces are awknowledged to kill hundreds of Americans each day)
•She is continually juxtaposing her knowledge of other pharmaceuticals onto every other natural therapy even though it is often not effective.
Every point she raised was addressed in these two earlier articles. Read each and make your own decision on the topic.
https://www.midwesterndoctor.com/p/the-fdas-war-against-dmso-and-america
https://www.midwesterndoctor.com/p/the-remarkable-history-and-safety
Thank you for your response. I believe I have read and have on file all of your articles on DMSO. You have provided an incredible amount of information on this topic, and it is hard to go back and review everything, so I appreciate your summary. You have pointed me in many positive directions for issues that I personally am dealing with as well as others close to me who are having medical issues. Although I have been using multiple different treatments, many of which I was aware of because of your writings, I believe that the DMSO (particularly the topical) has had a tremendously positive impact on my situation. Thank you so very much.
I read to take the DMSO orally away from meals b/c of it's taste. How long before or after meals should it be consumed?
Also are there any supplements that should not be taken close to the time I consume DMSO?
Thank you for your time. Vicki
Dear Dr Yoho,
Thank you for all you have done to help people
My left eye required four surgeries to close a hole in my vitreous. Sadly though the hole is closed my vision remains legally bling.
After reading about DMSO healing eyes I want to try using drops. I won’t mind a little stinging pain. My eye hurts daily due to eye strain.
Your articles talk about success with eye drops at a 60% solution DMSO and saline.
I’m planning to start with one 30-40% drop of DMSO a day for one week then 40-50. Then 60%
I’m desperate to regain my vision
Any other suggestions?
Thank you
John Mavros
Cellular 949-683-5180
Dear Dr Yoho,
I have undergone four eye surgeries to close a hole in my vitreous. Jules Stein Eye Institute successfully closed the hole but my vision remains legally blind.
I am excited to try DMSO. I am a 75 year old lifelong tennis player in excellent health. I desperately want a cure. I’m now taking methylene blue, H2, taurine, saffron supplements believed to help vision
We have used DMSO for pain for years.
We can make a 60% DMSO with saline. I can see no down side to trying. I want to know if I should place one drop in my eye a day? Or two drops daily?
Also my wife and I suffer from tinnitus. Should we place one drop in our ears once or twice daily?
Thank you so much for all you are doing to help so many people
God Bless you!
John Mavros
A loyal subscriber for years
cellular 949-683-5180
IS IT POSSIBLE TO KNOW HOW MUCH WE DRINK PER DAY (5 ML OR MORE ) MIXED WITH WATER OR OTHER LIQUID ?
Check this out https://open.substack.com/pub/medicinegirl/p/disastorous-dmso?r=cxk35&utm_medium=ios
I would think DMSO for human use is purified of toxic stuff in the paper industry. Comments?
She keeps posting that to get traffic. It's highly inaccurate, but each time we try to explain (along with dozens of readers who have tried as well), she says we are brainwashed by the medical field and don't understand what we are talking about since anything else cost her views and refuses to correct anything (along with telling everyone who says DMSO helped them a lot and had no side effect that their experience, for one reason or another, doesn't count).
Her brand essentially is saying commonly used natural therapies are actually toxic and you need to just do detoxs and elimination diets so she's written a lot of rediculous hit pieces. When we looked at her arguments, we realized that she was juxtaposing common issues with other pharmaceuticals onto DMSO (which is a common thing people do, as due to it being hard to fully understand a subject, they always juxtapose their pre-existing knowledge base onto it).
Regarding the deaths, the points she's omitting is that in all but one of them, another product was involved, as on FAERS if someone has a lethal reaction to a drug, they list all the other things they were taking as well, and in those cases, it was more likely culprit of death, and in many cases, they were being given intravenously (where a higher risk of death, particularly the onyx cases where the DMSO polymer mixture was being used to patch an otherwise fatal internal bleed and hence was a high risk situation). When I wrote the safety article, amongst other things I read through all the FAERS reports and explained them, no one else has done that. Conversely, most medications have thousands of deaths in FAERS, many of which can be directly attributed to the drug. The fact that over roughly 40 years 21 deaths are in there almost none of which can be attributed to DMSO is an insane safety profile. The primary drug DMSO replaces (NSAIDS like ibuprofen) are well recognized to kill hundreds of people each day, and their toxicity is rarely discussed.
At the very start of the DMSO series, I expected there would be a lot of pharmaceutical hit pieces written on DMSO. For that reason, a year ago, I wrote an extensive article on the history of DMSO and the safety of it. If you compare the articles to her piece, it should be clear it was hastily done and grossly inaccurate.
https://www.midwesterndoctor.com/p/the-fdas-war-against-dmso-and-america
https://www.midwesterndoctor.com/p/the-remarkable-history-and-safety
Additionally, she actually incidentally proved DMSO was very safe. I just left this comment on the article:
I made a decision to avoid promoting this article in anyway to avoid contaminating or biasing the sample with proDMSO voices because I felt it would be an excellent natural experiment (due to you casting a wide net to solicit adverse reactions to DMSO and simultaneously antagonizing a lot of people who had benefitted from DMSO with your inflammatory and dismissive language).
I gave this a month and then today went through and sorted every comment you received which pertained to direct experiences with DMSO. Of the 99 responses received which appeared to discuss direct experiences with DMSO:
•64 were positive reports, 81% of which an AI system characterized as “profound” improvements.
•17 suggested a positive direct experience, but did not explicitly state so in the comment.
•2 were impossible to determine if a benefit, harm or no effect occurred.
•6 stated no benefit occurred. However, most of these were for conditions where DMSO is known not to work (and hence not advised).
•2 implied no benefit occurred, but it was unclear.
•12 individuals reported tolerable and temporary reactions which are known side effects of DMSO, 7 of whom were also included in one of the previous tallies (e.g., someone who benefitted from it noticed there was a tolerable rash).
•3 individuals reported more severe reactions. Two of these were tolerable and temporary, while the third resulted from DMSO being combined with oregano oil.
For context, that equates to a 91% success rate (and much higher if you remove the instances where DMSO is not recommended for the specific ailment). Likewise, 14% reported adverse responses, most of which were minor and had no consequence besides the individual not wanting to continue the therapy.
Put differently from a sample of user experiences which was designed to be highly biased towards DMSO, you demonstrated that it's safety and efficacy is much higher than any other therapy on the market. However, when individuals reported positive responses, your consistent choice was to gaslight them.
What are folks using to combat the odor? My partner loves the results, but it makes him stink. We just started taking it orally. Does the body stop producing the odor over time? How long before it stops, if so.
What are ways to get around the odor? One article mentioned clorine dioxide, but not where to get it, or the amount, or how to take. If anyone could shed light on this, I'd really appreciate it.
How much are you taking? Maybe back off a bit and take with large meal.
Hi Dr. I have a lingering case of Diverticulitis. I am on my 13th day of antibiotics (Metro and Cipro 10 days) and (Augmenten 3 days) and I am wondering if you can advise on dosing DMSO ? I have read that DMSO will increase the uptake of the other drugs but I can’t find any info on how much DMSO would be safe. Can you help me?
If possible, I'd like to get your thoughts on an issue I have. I've been on sulfasalazine for ulcerative colitis for decades which may have been the cause of polycystic kidney disease and enlarged kidneys I currently have. The question is whether DMSO would heal my colon enough to not need the sulfa and do less damage to my kidneys (or potentially heal them) and of course what amount and manor DMSO would be used if appropriate. I didn't see anything in the article about kidneys but have seen articles about potential kidney issues with DMSO.
Thank you.
I understand that DMSO is a byproduct of the wood pulp industry.
I see that Medisca.com, has DMSO available. In the link below, the Product Declaration shows their DMSO has a starting material=Synthetic, and Manufactured via=Chemical Synthesis. Whereas the molecule is the same, do you think there is a difference between "Natural" vs "Synthetic" DMSO? Thank you, very good article.
https://files.medisca.com/ProductFiles/2430/Medisca%20Document/Allergen-BSE-GMO%20-%20Online/Allergen%20BSE%20GMO%20Declaration_2430_v2.pdf
Further down this chat I found the answer:
Additionally, the best quality DMSO is not sourced from wood pulp because it is not as high purity as the petroleum distillates. It's a very simply compound that has many ways to produce it.
My son developed Type 1 diabetes at age 29. He has migraines, back pain, IBS, and PTSD (marine/tip of the spear/ Afghanistan) I’ve tried to get him him to use DMSO for any of his ailments but he read somewhere you should not use DMSO if you are a Type 1 diabetic. Is this true? He suffers so much. Please advise anyone if they know anything?
DMSO can potentiate insulin, so you may have to drop the insulin dose depending on blood sugars.
Thank you so much! I did find that I think in one of your voluminous writings eventually!
Dear Doc
Your work is inspirational - so much gratitude. Can you please advise how to use DMSO to treat psoriasis and skin rashes and also how much should i take orally per day to reduce bloating, reflux, gas, constipation?
I had an endosposcpy three days ago because of iron deficiency anemia. There was Grade C esophagitis in the lower third of the esophogas. I have a large size hiatial hernia and Cameron's ulcers.
Patchy erosions of stomach mucosa compatible with erosive gastritis. Many biopies in various places but no results.
I was prescribed a proton pump inhibitor.
My approach is to be more careful about gerd and use 1 tsp of DMSO in water per day.
I am not sure if DMSO is causing insomnia and only saw this relation on a case treated by Dr. Kory
Before the procedure I had no prescription medicines. The PPI now means one prescription. I don't want to take it.
Mercola posted an article last month "High-Fat Diets Worsen Inflammation" . My lifestyle change in the last 3 years included quite a bit of fat with Olive oil and butter. Could that be related to my issues?
I'm using brown glass bottles to store the DMSO. the sprayers of those bottles however are plastic tubes which stay inside the bottle - is that a problem as it may be that DMSO absorbs the plastic?
thank you very much - I have recommended and given DMSO to a number of people, and we're all experiencing wonderful results - thank you for your comment
and can we take DMSO orally daily safely? if so, how much?
Hello dear Doc
Much gratitude - all your articles are wonderful:)
What DMSO combination would you suggest to treat gas, bloating and constipation?
Also how canwe treat ongoing psoriasis, skin rash flare-ups with DMSO? what combinations and dilutions do you recommend?
Kindest Tania
I believe you once said you would offer information on mitigating the oder of DMSO taken internally. It was helping me with a UTI, but my family found the oder so objectionable that I had to discontinue it, and ended up with a much stronger antibiotic with unpleasant side-effects as a result. Is there a way? Thank you for all you've done on this.
I've successfully & quickly gotten rid of UTIs in myself & my dogs over the years using homeopathy. Search "UTI + Joette" online for the info.
Yes, I started with the Banerji protocol for my current UTI but it has not really acted for me so trying to identify the next best remedy to which I should turn. I’d certainly like to find what works quickly and successfully.
David - I just posted a reply to you but I think it went to the general forum instead. Please check there if you didn't get a reply from me.
Thank you. I did not receive it directly but will try to get back to that part of the thread where it should be.
No luck finding your comment in the forum - maybe my lack of navigational skills. At the risk of overextending your patience, can I ask that you re-post your reply to me directly? Thank you again.
Where can I find doctors / specialists who treat with DMSO the way you described?
I am new here, and I have a question if it is allowed. Am I able to drink DMSO if I have a pelvic sling from 2019?
Can you respond to this please
https://open.substack.com/pub/medicinegirl/p/disastorous-dmso?r=k0tsp&utm_medium=ios
She keeps posting that to get traffic. It's highly inaccurate, but each time we try to explain (along with dozens of readers who have tried as well), she says we are brainwashed by the medical field and don't understand what we are talking about since anything else cost her views and refuses to correct anything (along with telling everyone who says DMSO helped them a lot and had no side effect that their experience, for one reason or another, doesn't count).
Her brand essentially is saying commonly used natural therapies are actually toxic and you need to just do detoxs and elimination diets. When I looked at her arguments, I realized that she was juxtaposing common issues with other pharmaceuticals onto DMSO (which is a common thing people do, as due to it being hard to fully understand a subject, they always juxtapose their pre-existing knowledge base onto it).
Regarding the deaths, the points she's omitting is that in all but one of them, another product was involved, as on FAERS if someone has a lethal reaction to a drug, they list all the other things they were taking as well, and in those cases, it was much more likely the culprit of death, and in most cases, they were being given intravenously (where a higher risk of death exists, particularly the onyx cases where the DMSO polymer mixture was being used to patch an otherwise fatal internal bleed and hence was a high risk situation). When I wrote the DMSO safety article, amongst other things I read through all the FAERS reports and explained them, no one else has done that. Conversely, most medications have thousands of deaths in FAERS, many of which can be directly attributed to the drug. The fact that over roughly 40 years only 21 deaths are in there, almost none of which can be attributed, to DMSO is an insane safety profile. The primary drug DMSO replaces (NSAIDS like ibuprofen) are well recognized to kill hundreds of people each day, and their toxicity is rarely discussed.
Thank you, I know this book. Does not helped
My wife listens to a podcast called morbid, and they talked about a case where paramedics administered oxygen to a woman who had been using dmso on her chest for pain. And claim the oxygen added a oxygen molecule to dmso and it created a very toxic mix. Made her deathly sick. Do you know of any contradictions with oxygen?
No one has ever been able to establish what caused that death to happen. Numerous failed attempts were made to replicate it and a lot of people have had DMSO and oxygen together without any issue.
I’m suffering from diarrhea for about 5 years. Sometimes I have very bad flare ups that I can’t leave house.I have done many, many test and no diagnosis expect 2 years ago after colonoscopy I was told that I have diverticulitis. I just started using DMSO 1 teaspoon in 8 ounces of RO water with 2 teaspoon of L-glutamine powder. I don’t have any side affects. My question is how many times a day should I consume it and how soon after or before meals should it be consume. Does anyone experience similar problems? Any advice in this matter?
I’m eating healthy, everything organic and home made. I tried testing different food for sensitivity but nothing made it better. I’m using probiotics for most of my life and home made yogurt.
I will greatly appreciate for helpful advice.
You may want to consider the protocol in Dr. William Davis' Supergut book.
Errrr, is there a better way to take this orally?!? Even masking it with a lemon, ginger, honey drink it was, without doubt, the most unpleasant taste experience in my life! I can easily tolerate Black Seed Oil neat, but DMSO? Yikes!!! 😬😳😅
Thank You! Thank you! I have been using DMSO (joint/bunion/arthritis with very good results) thanks to your earlier writings and those of your like-minded colleagues. A few hours ago I gave a bottle of DMSO to my daughter-in-law who suffers from gastrointestinal issues, I knew DMSO would help but I didn't have experience in that regard... until I checked my Substack feed. Coincidence? Serendipity? Those words work, but I think it is part of a higher order at the level of the "field" of Divine Intelligence. Sometimes the journey is winding, perhaps even arduous and sometimes it just shows up at your door like, "Hey Bro, I was just waiting for you to ask!" (Sorry, from California.) So fun! Carry on please, you are deeply appreciated.
What about using DMSO for SIBO? How would one do that?
Thank you for your in-depth research on so many topics! I’ve just come across this unfavorable article on DMSO . I’d sure like your take on it as I’m using DMSO and castor oil eye drops, which I really like, although I haven’t seen progress yet.
https://open.substack.com/pub/medicinegirl/p/disastorous-dmso?r=2tl1jw&utm_medium=ios
She keeps posting that to get traffic. It's highly inaccurate, but each time we try to explain (along with dozens of readers who have tried as well), she says we are brainwashed by the medical field and don't understand what we are talking about since anything else cost her views and refuses to correct anything (along with telling everyone who says DMSO helped them a lot and had no side effect that their experience, for one reason or another, doesn't count).
Her brand essentially is saying commonly used natural therapies are actually toxic and you need to just do detoxs and elimination diets so she's written a lot of rediculous hit pieces. When we looked at her arguments, we realized that she was juxtaposing common issues with other pharmaceuticals onto DMSO (which is a common thing people do, as due to it being hard to fully understand a subject, they always juxtapose their pre-existing knowledge base onto it).
Regarding the deaths, the points she's omitting is that in all but one of them, another product was involved, as on FAERS if someone has a lethal reaction to a drug, they list all the other things they were taking as well, and in those cases, it was more likely culprit of death, and in many cases, they were being given intravenously (where a higher risk of death, particularly the onyx cases where the DMSO polymer mixture was being used to patch an otherwise fatal internal bleed and hence was a high risk situation). When I wrote the safety article, amongst other things I read through all the FAERS reports and explained them, no one else has done that. Conversely, most medications have thousands of deaths in FAERS, many of which can be directly attributed to the drug. The fact that over roughly 40 years 21 deaths are in there almost none of which can be attributed to DMSO is an insane safety profile. The primary drug DMSO replaces (NSAIDS like ibuprofen) are well recognized to kill hundreds of people each day, and their toxicity is rarely discussed.
At the very start of the DMSO series, I expected there would be a lot of pharmaceutical hit pieces written on DMSO. For that reason, a year ago, I wrote an extensive article on the history of DMSO and the safety of it. If you compare the articles to her piece, it should be clear it was hastily done and grossly inaccurate.
https://www.midwesterndoctor.com/p/the-fdas-war-against-dmso-and-america
https://www.midwesterndoctor.com/p/the-remarkable-history-and-safety
Additionally, she actually incidentally proved DMSO was very safe. I just left this comment on the article:
I made a decision to avoid promoting this article in anyway to avoid contaminating or biasing the sample with proDMSO voices because I felt it would be an excellent natural experiment (due to you casting a wide net to solicit adverse reactions to DMSO and simultaneously antagonizing a lot of people who had benefitted from DMSO with your inflammatory and dismissive language).
I gave this a month and then today went through and sorted every comment you received which pertained to direct experiences with DMSO. Of the 99 responses received which appeared to discuss direct experiences with DMSO:
•64 were positive reports, 81% of which an AI system characterized as “profound” improvements.
•17 suggested a positive direct experience, but did not explicitly state so in the comment.
•2 were impossible to determine if a benefit, harm or no effect occurred.
•6 stated no benefit occurred. However, most of these were for conditions where DMSO is known not to work (and hence not advised).
•2 implied no benefit occurred, but it was unclear.
•12 individuals reported tolerable and temporary reactions which are known side effects of DMSO, 7 of whom were also included in one of the previous tallies (e.g., someone who benefitted from it noticed there was a tolerable rash).
•3 individuals reported more severe reactions. Two of these were tolerable and temporary, while the third resulted from DMSO being combined with oregano oil.
For context, that equates to a 91% success rate (and much higher if you remove the instances where DMSO is not recommended for the specific ailment). Likewise, 14% reported adverse responses, most of which were minor and had no consequence besides the individual not wanting to continue the therapy.
Put differently from a sample of user experiences which was designed to be highly biased towards DMSO, you demonstrated that it's safety and efficacy is much higher than any other therapy on the market. However, when individuals reported positive responses, your consistent choice was to gaslight them.
https://open.substack.com/pub/medicinegirl/p/disastorous-dmso?utm_source=multiple-personal-recommendations-email&utm_medium=email&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo5MDY1MzIyMSwicG9zdF9pZCI6MTcyOTYxNDQzLCJpYXQiOjE3NTc0NDcwOTMsImV4cCI6MTc2MDAzOTA5MywiaXNzIjoicHViLTI1Nzg0MDYiLCJzdWIiOiJwb3N0LXJlYWN0aW9uIn0.xu4_n3xE5vxzI7Oheq6sReT0U7BMcJJahDsMTxB3yak
I’m curious for your thoughts on this opposing viewpoint?
Thanks,
S. Beck
She keeps posting that to get traffic. It's highly inaccurate, but each time we try to explain (along with dozens of readers who have tried as well), she says we are brainwashed by the medical field and don't understand what we are talking about since anything else cost her views and refuses to correct anything (along with telling everyone who says DMSO helped them a lot and had no side effect that their experience, for one reason or another, doesn't count).
Her brand essentially is saying commonly used natural therapies are actually toxic and you need to just do detoxs and elimination diets so she's written a lot of rediculous hit pieces. When we looked at her arguments, we realized that she was juxtaposing common issues with other pharmaceuticals onto DMSO (which is a common thing people do, as due to it being hard to fully understand a subject, they always juxtapose their pre-existing knowledge base onto it).
Regarding the deaths, the points she's omitting is that in all but one of them, another product was involved, as on FAERS if someone has a lethal reaction to a drug, they list all the other things they were taking as well, and in those cases, it was more likely culprit of death, and in many cases, they were being given intravenously (where a higher risk of death, particularly the onyx cases where the DMSO polymer mixture was being used to patch an otherwise fatal internal bleed and hence was a high risk situation). When I wrote the safety article, amongst other things I read through all the FAERS reports and explained them, no one else has done that. Conversely, most medications have thousands of deaths in FAERS, many of which can be directly attributed to the drug. The fact that over roughly 40 years 21 deaths are in there almost none of which can be attributed to DMSO is an insane safety profile. The primary drug DMSO replaces (NSAIDS like ibuprofen) are well recognized to kill hundreds of people each day, and their toxicity is rarely discussed.
At the very start of the DMSO series, I expected there would be a lot of pharmaceutical hit pieces written on DMSO. For that reason, a year ago, I wrote an extensive article on the history of DMSO and the safety of it. If you compare the articles to her piece, it should be clear it was hastily done and grossly inaccurate.
https://www.midwesterndoctor.com/p/the-fdas-war-against-dmso-and-america
https://www.midwesterndoctor.com/p/the-remarkable-history-and-safety
Additionally, she actually incidentally proved DMSO was very safe. I just left this comment on the article:
I made a decision to avoid promoting this article in anyway to avoid contaminating or biasing the sample with proDMSO voices because I felt it would be an excellent natural experiment (due to you casting a wide net to solicit adverse reactions to DMSO and simultaneously antagonizing a lot of people who had benefitted from DMSO with your inflammatory and dismissive language).
I gave this a month and then today went through and sorted every comment you received which pertained to direct experiences with DMSO. Of the 99 responses received which appeared to discuss direct experiences with DMSO:
•64 were positive reports, 81% of which an AI system characterized as “profound” improvements.
•17 suggested a positive direct experience, but did not explicitly state so in the comment.
•2 were impossible to determine if a benefit, harm or no effect occurred.
•6 stated no benefit occurred. However, most of these were for conditions where DMSO is known not to work (and hence not advised).
•2 implied no benefit occurred, but it was unclear.
•12 individuals reported tolerable and temporary reactions which are known side effects of DMSO, 7 of whom were also included in one of the previous tallies (e.g., someone who benefitted from it noticed there was a tolerable rash).
•3 individuals reported more severe reactions. Two of these were tolerable and temporary, while the third resulted from DMSO being combined with oregano oil.
For context, that equates to a 91% success rate (and much higher if you remove the instances where DMSO is not recommended for the specific ailment). Likewise, 14% reported adverse responses, most of which were minor and had no consequence besides the individual not wanting to continue the therapy.
Put differently from a sample of user experiences which was designed to be highly biased towards DMSO, you demonstrated that it's safety and efficacy is much higher than any other therapy on the market. However, when individuals reported positive responses, your consistent choice was to gaslight them.
Would oral DMSO be beneficial for someone with early-stage type 2 diabetes, NON-insulin-dependent?
If it would be, would you start with the basic oral dose recommendation? At what length of time would one be likely to see an improvement in their A1C or insulin numbers?
Hi MWD. Can you comment on this? I saw an article (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6108420/) that tested numerous pharmaceuticals and their impact on the gut biome. They tested OTC plus prescription meds. All were mixed with DMSO for the test. Many of the drugs had a bad impact on the gut biome (reducing good gut bugs). Then they ran plain DMSO as blanks, as they should, in a well run study. It seemed to me that the plain DMSO had a slight impact on the gut biome as well. I would worry about using DMSO orally long-term in case it destroys good gut bugs. The article is long and difficult to understand.
Thanks for this article. I'm currently struggling with acid reflux and am interested in seeing if this fixes the problem. Since you advise testing it topically before oral use, would I apply it to my stomach and intestine areas first? Would just drinking it pose that much of a risk? Thanks in advance.
First of all- I am a huge fan and admirer of AMD and I treasure all the research, analysis and information that has literally saved my life.
I was therefore shocked when I came across a new Substack blogger on the scene who calls herself "Medicine Girl" who seems to be devoted to discrediting AMD and his work with DMSO.
Her followers post comments like this: "A Midwestern Doctor is plagiarist and fraud and also a satanist."
Here's a link to her latest attack on (of all things) DMSO which she seems to especially dislike.
https://open.substack.com/pub/medicinegirl/p/disastorous-dmso?r=e49v3&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
I don't know if AMD has seen this author's writing or commented on it, but I would be interested in knowing what the reaction is from AMD and his followers.
Many thanks.
She keeps posting that to get traffic. It's highly inaccurate, but each time we try to explain (along with dozens of readers who have tried as well), she says we are brainwashed by the medical field and don't understand what we are talking about since anything else cost her views and refuses to correct anything (along with telling everyone who says DMSO helped them a lot and had no side effect that their experience, for one reason or another, doesn't count).
Her brand essentially is saying commonly used natural therapies are actually toxic and you need to just do detoxs and elimination diets so she's written a lot of rediculous hit pieces. When we looked at her arguments, we realized that she was juxtaposing common issues with other pharmaceuticals onto DMSO (which is a common thing people do, as due to it being hard to fully understand a subject, they always juxtapose their pre-existing knowledge base onto it).
Regarding the deaths, the points she's omitting is that in all but one of them, another product was involved, as on FAERS if someone has a lethal reaction to a drug, they list all the other things they were taking as well, and in those cases, it was more likely culprit of death, and in many cases, they were being given intravenously (where a higher risk of death, particularly the onyx cases where the DMSO polymer mixture was being used to patch an otherwise fatal internal bleed and hence was a high risk situation). When I wrote the safety article, amongst other things I read through all the FAERS reports and explained them, no one else has done that. Conversely, most medications have thousands of deaths in FAERS, many of which can be directly attributed to the drug. The fact that over roughly 40 years 21 deaths are in there almost none of which can be attributed to DMSO is an insane safety profile. The primary drug DMSO replaces (NSAIDS like ibuprofen) are well recognized to kill hundreds of people each day, and their toxicity is rarely discussed.
At the very start of the DMSO series, I expected there would be a lot of pharmaceutical hit pieces written on DMSO. For that reason, a year ago, I wrote an extensive article on the history of DMSO and the safety of it. If you compare the articles to her piece, it should be clear it was hastily done and grossly inaccurate.
https://www.midwesterndoctor.com/p/the-fdas-war-against-dmso-and-america
https://www.midwesterndoctor.com/p/the-remarkable-history-and-safety
Additionally, she actually incidentally proved DMSO was very safe. I just left this comment on the article:
I made a decision to avoid promoting this article in anyway to avoid contaminating or biasing the sample with proDMSO voices because I felt it would be an excellent natural experiment (due to you casting a wide net to solicit adverse reactions to DMSO and simultaneously antagonizing a lot of people who had benefitted from DMSO with your inflammatory and dismissive language).
I gave this a month and then today went through and sorted every comment you received which pertained to direct experiences with DMSO. Of the 99 responses received which appeared to discuss direct experiences with DMSO:
•64 were positive reports, 81% of which an AI system characterized as “profound” improvements.
•17 suggested a positive direct experience, but did not explicitly state so in the comment.
•2 were impossible to determine if a benefit, harm or no effect occurred.
•6 stated no benefit occurred. However, most of these were for conditions where DMSO is known not to work (and hence not advised).
•2 implied no benefit occurred, but it was unclear.
•12 individuals reported tolerable and temporary reactions which are known side effects of DMSO, 7 of whom were also included in one of the previous tallies (e.g., someone who benefitted from it noticed there was a tolerable rash).
•3 individuals reported more severe reactions. Two of these were tolerable and temporary, while the third resulted from DMSO being combined with oregano oil.
For context, that equates to a 91% success rate (and much higher if you remove the instances where DMSO is not recommended for the specific ailment). Likewise, 14% reported adverse responses, most of which were minor and had no consequence besides the individual not wanting to continue the therapy.
Put differently from a sample of user experiences which was designed to be highly biased towards DMSO, you demonstrated that it's safety and efficacy is much higher than any other therapy on the market. However, when individuals reported positive responses, your consistent choice was to gaslight them.
Dear AMD- many thanks for your time and patience in providing such a detailed response for your readers.
There is no other doctor or medical expert whose work I trust more than yours.
The amount of research and analysis that you do is incredible and of the highest caliber.
It is to be expected that you will have the jackals nipping at your heels and probably getting some kind of Big Pharma reward as well.
Please keep up the great work- there are many, many thousands who depend on you.
I saw this Substack author in a comment in Medicine Girl’s DMSO attack piece.
The author seems to have a valid complaint.
Now, I have to find my way through all this 😔
https://jeanicebarcelo.substack.com?utm_source=navbar&utm_medium=web
Good luck!
Does anyone know how to reduce the body odor when taking internally? I read that MSM can help. This really is the only thing stopping me from using it.
Would love to see a recipe for a DMSO suppository.
I'm a homeopath, flower essence practitioner and ex-critical care nurse.
Emotions cause disease. Just like "he stressed himself out and died of a heart attack". Or "his father beat him as a child as he's had chronic ulcers ever since".
I feel that most autoimmune disease is caused by gut issues.
When I combine flower essences (they turn a negative emotion to a positive one) with a good solid diet of fermented foods that provide a pre and pro biotic environment they heal very quickly.
As an ex-rancher raising horses and cattle I used DMSO on a regular basis. Recently, I've diluted DMSO down with distilled water to 10%, added flower essences and placed in nebulizer with incredible results. Even taking glutathione powder, make it into a thin paste, DMSO on top over the lungs and that appears to be a magic bullet. Glutathione is such an important part of the puzzle.
My question now, is do I apply it topically, orally or both for gut issues?
Looking to heal hashimotos, what do you think about applying DMSO topically to thyroid? If you have already written about this and I missed you you can just send me the link to it. Thank you for all you do!!
First I want to say thank you for the exhaustive research you are doing. I recently read in your information that DMSO could and has helped those with GI problems, of which I am so tired of having. Also my sweet husband is struggling with enlarged prostate and we've both agreed to try oral DMSO. I have the courage to do it but would like a starter percentage of strength and amount to start with. At the moment we have 99% DMSO. So far neither of us has gotten the help we need from trad docs. Thank you again, Lorita
Look at John Lawtons comment September 8 a little above yours. 1 teaspoon and one glass distilled water per day helped him it states.
Thank you so much, I'll find it. I appreciate that took the time to let me know. blessings
I have a daughter with developmental disabilities and am interested in trying DMSO. Which protocol should I start with? I’m looking at just giving some in juice to start but am willing to give IM injections if needed.
Is DMSO effective for urinary relief from an enlarged prostrate? Frequent
urination and low flow.
In my case, yes indeed. I take teaspoon per day in a small glass of reverse-osmosis filtered water. Distilled water would also do. I follow up with some fruit juice (I like cranberry) to remove the aftertaste.
There is just the one anecdote about the alcoholics with liver disease being helped by DMSO. Are there any people or doctors out there who have had any success with or have knowledge about DMSO treating cirrhosis?
With all the great information you provide, How do I find providers who can guide me through all these great protocols?
I have been taking Methalyne Blue diluted in Kombucha. Would it be OK to add DMSO at this dosage to the mix?
I am going to start taking 1 TSP of DMSO daily to help with my gut issues (SIBO) and I want to fast for at least 3 days, maybe longer, to help with the healing process. Is it ok to take DMSO while on a water fast?
great info, thank you
Currently don't have a "name" of what's going on. Lots of diarrhea, weight loss even though I'm eating 3 meals a day. All lab tests have come back good so far but clearly something is still amiss. Colonoscopy coming in October. There's definitely a milk issue as it can cause extreme gas, bloating pain. Have used plant butter which is well tolerated.
Closely following this article if/when a "name" is given to what I'm experiencing. Perhaps try a low dose DMSO & water to see what happens?
Thank you for all your articles! A wealth of information to help humanity. Blessings!
Have you seen AMDs articles on Low Stomach Acid? He recommends a helpful book by Jonathan V Wright.
Mary,
Thank you. I did the baking soda test and do have low acid according to that. Appreciate the author's name.
How effective is dmso for post prostate surgery complications?
How would you go about making an DMSO suppository at home?
How do you tolerate taking it orally? It seems revolting to me to swallow. Can you do the same amount as an enema style? Works for alcohol and caffeine.
first, make sure you've got a pure product. I've used DMSO off and on since the 1980's. Some of the products smelled worse than others and left a smell on me that was much worse than others. DMSO from one of the suppliers that MWD recommends would be pure and have very little smell.
Second, if you take it internally, you're taking 1 teaspoon or less of DMSO in a glass of water. I find that at that dilution, there's almost no smell or taste. I'm using 15% solution for a mouthwash and even though I can tell it's DMSO, I don't find the taste or smell unpleasant.
I've been getting it from the DMSO store. I have some 70% with aloe that I used topically and then I have the 99% clear liquid. I find even the hint of the taste very unappealing. I tried some today in a little lemonade and that masks it a little, but still bugs me. I don't understand how people can drink diluted apple cider either, that is really nasty (worse than dmso). The topical has taken about a year, but almost has me to the point of skin cleared up and not cycling through follicle caused wounds. I had a lot of layers of damaged skin to get cleared up and it has been a process, but I'm getting there. I use it on my back too, but it is hard to tell if there is any definite progress there.
that's great to hear that it's working for you topically, although it's taking its sweet time.
Bummer about the taste though. It's actually kind of grown on me. Makes me wonder whether I'm chronically sulfur deficient.
Hi, has anyone ever used or heard of using DMSO for a Vestibular Schwannoma?
I am overwhelmed by DMSO testimonials and ordered a 99.5% pure product sourced from Germany. According to consensus, I diluted it to 50% with distilled water and applied it three times over two days to a skin rash on my ankle. It only made the rash much worse. If anyone can instruct me on how to resolve this rash successfully using DMSO, I will send them $100. Yes, it must be proven to work and therefore you will have to trust me, but them I'm trusting you as well.
Did you read AMD's article on DMSO and skin care? That might be helpful for you.
Hello Roy, I have had rash on my ankles, and lower legs, which I fully resolved, before I learned about DMSO. I will tell you what I did, subject to: I am not a doctor to anyone, except myself. I could write many pages about this matter. In this case, I will get to the point.
I got a 18.9l plastic pail, into the pail I put 12l water, about 105degF. To the water I added 120ml of apple cider vinegar (5% acetic acid). I kept my feet in the water for 1.5 hours, the temperature dropped to about 90degF. During this time, I was sitting, I lifted my feet up and down occasionally. The weight of the water provides light, uniform pressure on the lower legs. In effect: pressure on/off, like a massage. Also, during this time I rubbed my feet/legs. By the end, the pail was loaded with waste. Do not rinse. Towel dry. Repeat 1xday or as required. Let me know how it goes for you. Thanks.
Thanks so much for those information, Peter. I will try it for sure.
AMD, is the concurrent use of DMSO and ivermectin safe? Considering the blood brain barrier is what protects us from ivermectin's toxicity. Could DMSO carry ivermectin across the blood brain barrier?
"Ivermectin is not thought to readily cross the blood-brain barrier in humans as it is excluded by a P-glycoprotein drug pump (mdr-1).6 Therefore, it has been considered to be free of the potential to cause neurological adverse drug reactions, except in situations of overdose."7,8
Serious Neurological Adverse Events after Ivermectin—Do They Occur beyond the Indication of Onchocerciasis?
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5929173/
So much info (great) but hard to figure out how to use it. I have a small precancer thing on the side of my nose I've kept at bay with Ivermectin cream but I'd like to get rid of it. I saw someone comment they used 50% DMSO and 50% Castor Oil. Is that a good idea? If so how often and how long do I apply it? Presumably OK to use a cotton ball to apply?
Take a look at Curious Outlier substack regarding chlorine dioxide
An off topic question. I've recently become aware that graphene oxide is now added to dental anesthesia. Are there any protocols that will remove graphene oxide from our bodies once it's been injected ? Thanks...
I don't think the article which claimed that was correct
Hi Doc... thanks for your speedy reply. The source of my info is here: < https://deeprootsathome.com/graphene-confirmed-in-dental-anesthetics/ >
Further < https://anamihalceamdphd.substack.com/p/edta-detoxification-for-metals-graphene > any thoughts ? Thanks again... be well...
Basically graphene oxide is way too small to see with the optic magnification they are showing
Thanks again. I have some dental work coming up and was concerned that graphene oxide had been added to the anesthesia. Thanks again... be well...
My son who is 15 has been dealing with hyperhidrosis of his hands and feet his entire life. It greatly affects him socially. If you have thoughts on what is happening physiologically and if DMSO could help, I would greatly appreciate your thoughts on this. Thank you!
That was somewhat discussed in the DMSO skin article.
Thank you, I will go back to that article for more insights on this condition.
Where is a reputable place to buy DMSO?
DMSOstore.com
Thank you.
DMSO+milk = no smelly body? Please elaborate! Around here, I am placed in involuntary celibacy when I take DMSO internally!!
Thanks - I'll try milk then honey or milk and honey. Anyone else have any experience or observations?
My husband has scheduled a laser procedure in early November for his BPH. Should he try dmso suppositories before he does this? Are they available in the U.S.? Love your DMSO series so much!
In case AMD doesn't have time to comment-he commented to someone else's similar question and said he has only seen them in Europe and you'd have to make your own.
Thank you so much for sharing! 🙏🏻❤️😊
Hey MwDoc, just leaving this here in case you might see it. Would love to see you explore tachycardia. My wife experiences this during the night. We've not been having much success dealing with it (the last 9 months or so). Great article, as usual.
Two simple options are vagus nerve work or treat zeta potential.
Thank you. We do know her vagus nerve is an issue, but not quite sure how to approach healing it. I'll search your site. I've been looking at zeta potential based on yours or maybe it was Unbekoming's article. Thank you so much for responding, I appreciate it.
Might rule out OSA as well.
Thanks, she has done a sleep apnea test and had no problems.
Mostly dietary changes. She's always had a great diet. She sleeps inclined now for other reasons. But this started with some acute anxiety—we think. Sometimes it seems carbs help (she doesn't eat a lot of carbs at the moment). But it's all kind of a mixed bag...so many variables. Just thought MwDoc could do an article on it, though I don't know how common it is....
You might look into lowering histamines in her food. I had trouble with this, and a lower histamine diet, at least after lunch, helped calm my system down at night. Lower carb diets can be higher in histamine if you’re not careful.
Dear Doc, thank You so much for everything that you do!
My Q: what about the folks with hip replacements? I have both hips replaced. The prosthesis has a part anchored on the pelvis that is made of plastic. Would any external application be OK and what would you suggest? Any limit on the internal application different from what you have written about? I had a case of bakers cyst and had it cured ( fast and easy) with an external DMSO application without awareness of the plastic in my body!
Also, what about DMSO mouth application for the folks with zirconium crowns?
Thank you 🙏🏻
It doesn't seem to cause an issue. The best theory I've heard to explain this is that by the time it reaches the prosthesis from being topically applied, it's greatly diluted and normally 15% or lower will not leach plastics. Because of this, the primary issue are things in the mouth and mouthwashes as DMSO is not dilluted in the body beforehand. Most of the research I did on this was with metal prostheses and trying to figure out if DMSO would chelate titanium etc, and the long story short is that we have not come across any instance of this being an issue, except for one possible case where it was put directly on top of a temporary metal wrist plate (for a fracture).
Thank YOU so much! I appreciate your response.
Curious about DMSO and SIBO. My wife has an acute case of SIBO and is struggling to treat it using a combination of antibiotics and homeopathic medicine.
Could someone please share with me where to get DMSO? There are so many options available I’m looking for a reliable source. Thanks in advance!
dmsostore.com the sourcing part was accidently deleted from this article.
Is there a simple way for me to find your past articles? I love your stuff and you are so prolific but I’m hoping there’s a way to easily find information that you write about in the past. Thanks in advance, JP
Thanks
dmsostore.com is one of the brands recommended by @amd. I use it and have had great results.
Thank you
Thank you MWD . Have you had feedback with Pelvic floor problems. After a hysterectomy 30 years ago , my floor among other parts left in are so painful.
I am using DMSO and always used enzymes, for the scar. (adhesions) Just a thought .
Some times when I am using the DMSO my body gets so itchy, MCAS? Thank You Thank You
But I have been using over a year topically. God bless
Interesting -- in today's email also came this:
"Patients With GI Issues? Natural Remedies May Give Relief"
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/patients-gi-issues-natural-remedies-may-give-relief-2025a1000l8i
Do these “many people” have names? Perhaps they can explain what their “gut issues” were, the DMSO protocol they used, for how long, and their lack of results. As an added bonus, they can explain why they reported it to you instead of their doctor.
Nobody? Did you click on any of the many listed studies?
Did they try the enema way?